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  1. Aug 22, 2024 · Marie-Antoinette-Josèphe-Jeanne dAutriche-Lorraine (Austria-Lorraine) Originally German: Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Österreich-Lothringen. Born: November 2, 1755, Vienna, Austria. Died: October 16, 1793, Paris, France (aged 37) Notable Family Members: spouse Louis XVI.

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  2. Sep 3, 2024 · The Affair of the Necklace stained Marie Antoinette’s name for life, making her unpopular throughout France. In a certain sense, it represented the point of no return for the sovereign.

  3. 1 day ago · Originally arranged for the use of the Maria Theresa of Spain, consort of Louis XIV, the rooms were later modified for use by Marie Leszczyńska and finally for Marie Antoinette. The Queen's apartments and the King's Apartments were laid out on the same design, each suite having seven rooms.

  4. Aug 26, 2024 · Marie Antoinette’s name has long been associated with the phrase “Let them eat cake,” a statement supposedly made in response to hearing that the French peasants had no bread to eat. The quote has become symbolic of the disconnect between the ruling class and the struggles of the common people.

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  5. Aug 23, 2024 · She was given the names Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna. It was the French that called her Marie Antoinette, after her marriage to Louis XVI. 2. Marie Antoinette's mother came to rule under the Pragmatic Sanction because her father had no male heirs.

  6. Aug 22, 2024 · She was among the key figures during the French Revolution and was infamously associated with the French Monarch's decline. Born on November 2, 1755, in Vienna, Austria, Marie Antoinette was the 15th child of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I of the Holy Roman Empire, according to history.com. At the age of 15, she was married to ...

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  8. Aug 22, 2024 · Maria Antonia, later known as Marie Antoinette, belonged to the Habsburg-Lorraine house before she married Louis Auguste and became the Dauphine of France. Her father, the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, died of a stroke in 1765, leaving her mother and older brother, the future Joseph II, to rule the Habsburg domains.