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Date of Birth
Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, Austria which is the holy roman Empire. Her mother was Maria Theresa a Hapsburg empress and her father was Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. Marie had a privileged lifestyle, and had a relatively carefree childhood. She was the second to last child in her family out of 15 kids. Marie Antoinette was very proper and liked to have fun. Marie declined her servants and refused protection. -
Marriage
Marie Antoinette married Louis - Auguste at the age of 14. Louis and Marie were barely in their teens when they were married. She organized elegant dances and gave many gifts and favors to her friends.Among the general French population she became the symbol for the extravagance of the royal family. People began to resent her increasingly extravagant ways -
Marie becomes queen
Marie married into royalty in 1774. She married Louis XVI after his brother died. Louis XVI brother had died of small pox, a common disease in this century. Marie was constantly wanted to marry someone with a push from her mom Maria Theresa. Marie and Louis XVI were barely in their teens when married. Many attended the upbeat and expensive wedding. The wedding was filled with chocolates and flowers -
Marie has a child
Marie Antoinette gave birth to a daughter in 1775. This was st a year after her and Louis XVI were married. Marie was constantly urged to have an offspring. Her mother even sent a marriage counselor to help get their relationship going. Just three months later Marie was announced pregnant with a baby girl. Her daughter was the first for Marie out of 4 other children. -
Diamond necklace scandal
Marie Antoinette was involved in a serious Diamond necklace scandal in 1785. Marie loved diamonds and gold pearls were embedded in almost all of her formal dresses. She was set up for the theft of a 60,000 dollar diamond necklace. Marie was targeted because the leader strongly disliked her mother Maria Theresa. The scandal tarnished Marie's reputation and image from her people. -
Marie's affects on the revolutionary national assembly
In 1789 Marie Antoinette had a very strong impact in the revolutionary national assembly(RNA). She prodded Lois XVI to resist the attempts of the RNA to abolish feudalism. As a result she became the main target of the popular agitators. Popular pressure compelled the royal family to return from Versailles to Paris, where they became hostages of the revolutionary movement. -
Marie Antoinette and the Revolution
Marie Antoinette had a strong impact on the revolution. She fought for political equality among the citizens so more people could have a voice in the government. This created a chaos among each other due to split opinions. This broke into brutal fiery because of the people killing tons of thousand of citizens and a way of life based on centuries of tradition. She also shapes the moderns worlds that we had today. -
Marie tries to escape Parias
Marie Antoinette and her husband Louis XVI tried to escape Paris. they drove away in a green and yellow coach with their family. They almost arrived safely when they were recognized and stopped in the town of Varennes. the national guard forced the family to go back. Not knowing the family was just a couple of miles away from their destination of Montmedy. During the long journey back they were spat at and threatened by their only people. -
Marie went into debt
In 1793 Marie and her husband Lois XVI went into debt. As Marie developed a strong passion for diamonds they slowly creeped their way into debt. She bought millions of accessories, and soon became a trend setter for fashion. Her formal gowns were embedded with gold an pearls and costed around $7,000 in order to make. -
Death
Marie Antoinette died in 1793. She was convicted by the revolutionary tribunal of high treason on charges of treason and theft. A few days after she was then beheaded by the guillotine and pronounced dead at the scene.
