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period of state-sanctioned violence and mass executions during the French Revolution.
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Marriages often took place by proxy in those days; Maria Antonia was married to Louis in 1768, without having met him her brother stood in. In 1770, she was finally sent to France for the formal marriage ceremony. She was 14 at the time, Louis was 15.
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It was a small country residence and, according to the Maréchal de Bassompierre, “a mere gentleman would not have been overly proud of the construction.” Louis XIII decided to rebuild it in 1631 -
Versailles before the reign of Louis was mostly used as a royal hunting lodge, but Louis had other plans for it. In 1661, he began expanding it into his personal palace.