Marie Antoinette

By tcall

  • date of birth

    Marie Antoinette was born November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria

  • her dad dies

    1765, when her father, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, died of a stroke

  • she was the last child

    In 1767, a smallpox outbreak hit the family. Maria Antonia was one of the few who were immune to the disease because she already had had it at a young age.

  • when she came to power

    In 1774 King Louis XV died, the dauphin became king as Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette became queen.

  • she lost her son

    her son dies in great pain. The indifference of the French people to the death of her child seared her to the heart.

  • let them eat cake

    July 14, 1789, the queen urged the king to resist the Assembly's reforms, making her even more unpopular, and leading to the attribution to her of the remark, "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!" -- "Let them eat cake!"

  • kicked out of paris

    n October, 1789, the royal couple were forced to move to Paris.

  • why she dies

    When war with Austria and Prussia erupted in 1792, Marie passed military secrets to the enemy (who also happened to be her relatives).

  • day louis xvi dies

    Louis XVI was sent to the guillotine on January 21, 1793.

  • death

    She died on October 16th in 1793 by the guillotine, as she was accused of treason.