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1. www.history.com › marie-antoinetteMarie-Antoinette - Children, Death & Husband | HISTORY

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   Nov 9, 2009 · Marie Antoinette: Early Life. Marie Antoinette, the 15th child of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and the powerful Habsburg empress Maria Theresa, was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1755–an age of ...

2. www.history.com › louis-marries-marie-antoinetteFrench dauphin, Louis, marries Marie Antoinette - HISTORY

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   Jul 21, 2010 · At Versailles, Louis, the French dauphin, marries Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Austrian Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. France hoped their marriage would strengthen ...

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   Why did Louis XV marry Marie Antoinette?

   • At Versailles, Louis, the French dauphin, marries Marie Antoinette, the daughter of Austrian Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. France hoped their marriage would strengthen its alliance with Austria, its longtime enemy. In 1774, with the death of King Louis XV, Louis and Marie Antoinette were crowned king and queen of France.

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   When did Marie Antoinette die?

   • HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. Marie Antoinette was queen of France during a time of increasing hostility toward the monarchy, until she was executed in 1793 during the French Revolution.

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   How did Marie Antoinette affect the French monarchy?

   • In addition, his queen fell under criticism for her extravagance, her devotion to the interests of Austria, and her opposition to the reform of the monarchy. Marie Antoinette exerted a growing influence over her husband, and under their reign, the monarchy became dangerously alienated from the French people.

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   Why did Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette leave Paris?

   • In June 1791, Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette fled Paris and headed for the Austrian border–where, rumor had it, the queen’s brother, the Holy Roman Emperor, waited with troops ready to invade France, overthrow the revolutionary government and restore the power of the monarchy and the nobility.

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4. www.history.com › news › marie-antoinette-deathHow Marie Antoinette's Legacy Was Sullied By ... - HISTORY

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   Oct 16, 2018 · They attack her gross pride and her unnatural ambition: ‘I, who believed myself divine’, she sings in The Pride of Marie-Antoinette. In another, The Complainte of Marie Antoinette widow of L ...

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5. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › frenchFrench revolutionaries storm the Bastille | July 14, 1789 ...

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   Nov 24, 2009 · Choose another date Current one is: July 14. Enter a date in the format M/D (e.g., 1/1) ... the monarchy was abolished and Louis and his wife Marie-Antoinette were sent to the guillotine for ...

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6. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › monarchyMonarchy abolished in France | September 21, 1792 | HISTORY

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   Feb 9, 2010 · King Louis and his queen, Mary-Antoinette, were imprisoned in August 1792, and in September the monarchy was abolished. Soon after, evidence of Louis’ counterrevolutionary intrigues with...

7. www.history.com › news › versailles-palace-opulenceHow Versailles' Over-the-Top Opulence Drove the French to ...

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   Oct 29, 2019 · The mob headed through the marbled corridors adorned with art celebrating the Bourbon dynasty, towards the private apartment of the half-dressed Queen Marie Antoinette, as a bloodied guard ran ...

8. www.history.com › news › louis-xvii-death-marieWhy 100 Imposters Claimed to Be Marie Antoinette’s Dead Son

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   Nov 30, 2018 · Louis XVII (1785-1795), Dauphin of France. Louis-Charles de France grew up in the gold-trimmed rooms of Versailles, the happy, handsome and charming son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. At the ...