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Oct 14, 2016 · Here are five facts about the famous queen. 1. She never said “Let them eat cake.”. One of the most “well-known” quotes in history is that Marie Antoinette, when told that the French ...
Jan 5, 2023 · Marie Antoinette died in 1793 after being sentenced to death by the guillotine during the French revolution. Many historians believe that the Queen’s fate was decided before her trial, and she ...
Mar 17, 2023 · Approximately 230 years after Marie Antoinette’s execution by guillotine at the hands of revolutionaries, the French queen remains one of history’s most recognizable royals. Depicted ...
May 10, 2021 · As for Marie Antoinette – who, as the consort of France, was supposed to have enjoyed a wonderful fate and future – her last moments were far from glamorous. Imprisoned with her children and her ladies-in-waiting, she was eventually tried for treason and executed on 16th October 1793, aged just 37.
This postcard in English and French does show the broader scene at the execution of the Queen. Before the guillotine stands Marie Antoinette with Sanson, the same executioner who had dispatched her husband ten months before. Surrounded by soldiers, and tens of thousands of onlookers, she awaits the moment of death.
This postcard in English and French does show the broader scene at the execution of the Queen. Before the guillotine stands Marie Antoinette with Sanson, the same executioner who had dispatched her husband ten months before. Surrounded by soldiers, and tens of thousands of onlookers, she awaits the moment of death.
Mar 29, 2024 · Marie Antoinette was born November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria and was executed on October 16, 1793 at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France. While the Chapelle Expiatoire in Paris is dedicated to her and to her husband, King Louis XVI, she is buried at the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, France.
