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Jul 14, 2023 · Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI Struggled to Start a Family. The 15 th of 16 children born to Austrian Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I, Marie was betrothed to the heir to the ...
Apr 18, 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. In many ways Marie Antoinette was a victim ...
Apr 27, 2019 · Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were returned to Paris to face the charge of treason. Execution of Marie Antoinette. On October 16, 1793, just a few months after her husband suffered the same fate, Marie was publicly executed (beheaded) at the age of 37 years. She was gruesomely decapitated using a guillotine. Famous Quotes by Marie Antoinette
In 1793, following a show trial, Louis XVI is executed. In October of the same year Marie Antoinette is brought before the court. After a 15-hour marathon trial, she is unanimously declared guilty on all counts. The sentence was already clear before the trial began, the death sentence. Marie Antoinette walks to the guillotine composed and with ...
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Nov 7, 2022 · by Unknown. published on 07 November 2022. Download Full Size Image. Execution of Marie Antoinette, 16 October 1793. Executioner Charles-Henri Sanson shows her severed head to the crowd. Painting by an unknown author.
On receiving this order, Louis requested a three-day stay of execution, to farewell his wife and children and prepare “to appear in the presence of Almighty God”. Louis was granted a final visit from Marie Antoinette and his children on the evening of January 20th, however, his other requests were refused.
