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Birth of Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1775. Her mother's name was Maria Theresa and she was the fifteenth child born in her family. She was born in the Hofburg palace in Vienna and her full name is Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna. All of her life her mom was expecting her to have a life of power and royalty which she soon accomplished later on (coffman 71). -
Pontiac's War
Pontiac's war started in 1763 by a loose confederation of Native American tribes from the Great Lakes region, the Illinois Country, and Ohio Country who were not happy with British policies in the Great Lakes region after the British victory in the French and Indian War. Warriors from multiple tribes joined and tried to drive British soldiers and settlers out of the region. The war is named after the Odawa leader Pontiac, one of the most famous native leaders (encyclopedia.com 1). -
The Russian war against Turkey
Russo-Turkish wars was a series of wars between Russia and the Ottoman Empire in the 17th–19th century. The wars showed how the Ottoman Empire was declining and resulted in the southward extension of Russia’s land and influenced the Ottoman territory. After these wars, Russia was able to extend its European land south to the Black Sea, southwest to the Prut River, and south of the Caucasus Mountains in Asia (pbs.org 3). -
getting married to King Louis XVI
The marriage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI took place on may 16, 1770. The two were planned to be married in the early 1760's but didn't take place until 10 years later. She was married in the chapel of the royal palace of Versailles, over 5000 people attended (Farmer 101). She got married at the age of 15. After the marriage she first found it difficult to adjust to the atmosphere but she soon started to enjoy having no privacy and warmed up to the concept -
becoming the queen of france
Marie Antoinette was first crowned queen in september of 1774. She was the last queen of France, and the last monarchy in France. Once she was crowned her and her husband were soon symbolized for all of the excesses of the reviled french monarchy. She was a very unpopular queen and was strongly disliked by most of the people in France. In France, her and her husband were known for almost all of the debt in the country (biography.com 23). -
The Declaration of Independence
In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson showed that the colonists had a right to separate from the king and have their own government. The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4, 1776. It is still important because it shows that the American people still believe in equal rights for everyone (encyclopedia.com 1) -
Giving birth to her first child
Marie Antoinette's first child was named Marie Thérèse after her mother. She was born on December 9, 1778, Marie Antoinette suffered a fit and collapsed after 12 hours of labor. Until she woke up, she didn't know the sex of her child. When she found out, her and her husband were disappointed to hear the gender of the child was a girl, but she was heard telling her child that she was no less dear to her and that she would be hers, while her son would have been property of the state (Plain 25) -
Prussian war against Austria
The Prussian war against Austria, also known as the seven weeks war, was fought between Prussia and Austria because Prussia challenged Austria for the leadership of the German Confederation. It ended in a Prussian victory, which meant the exclusion of Austria from Germany (pbs.org 3) -
The capture of the Bastille
On July 14, 1780 a crowd armed with muskets, swords, and various makeshift weapons began to gather around the Bastille prison. They were angry about the unfair rule of the monarchy. After the capture of the prison, the Bastille had become a symbol of the unfair monarchy, and an end the the ancien regime. Soon after, Marie Antoinette, and Louis XVI were sent to the guillotine for treason, and there was a final end to all monarchies in France afterwards (coffman 72). -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with Great Britain. England agreed to begin peace negotiations with the Americans to end the Revolutionary War (encyclopedia.com 2) -
Constitutional Convention
On May 25, 1787 the first official meeting of the Constitutional Convention occurred. the Constitutional Convention was made to amend the Articles of Confederation. It had, by become clear to the people of America that the Articles of Confederation were not a good enough constitution for the new nation. They would meet and address the problems of the weak government that they had (encyclopedia.com 2) -
The French Revolution
Marie Antoinette was involved in the French Revolution, she provoked the start of the revolution, and made the people very angry. She was a part of the french monarchy, and was a unfair leader. Many said that she was a convenient target for the activities going on, the press went on to say that she was doing "everything she could to undermine the french nation. Those in the lower estates especially disliked her because of her wealth (biography.com 10) -
Women march to Versailles
The women's march to versailles took place in October of 1789. Women marched to the palace and demanded bread for their families. After a while, the king and queen agreed to meet with them to discuss, this act showed that people still have power over the king and queen. They were upset at Marie Antoinette because while the people were starving and she was eating feasts in their palace (biography.com 15) -
Marie Antoinette is put under arrest
Marie Antoinette was put under arrest in October of 1792. She was under arrest for trumped up crimes against the French republic. Soon after her young son was forced to accuse his own mother of sexual abuse and incest, and she had lost custody. It was not until 9 months later, she was executed by the guillotine (coffman 72) -
Convicted by the Revolutionary Tribunal
Marie antoinette was convicted by the Revolutionary tribunal in october of 1793. The Revolutionary Tribunal nwas a court instituted by the National Convention during the French Revolution for the trial of political offenders. It became one of the most powerful engines of the Reign of Terror. They were the reason that Marie Antoinette was arrested and was sentenced to death (biography.com 17). -
the death of Marie Antoinette
On October 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette die at age 37, 9 months after her husband had been executed. She died by getting executed by the guillotine. As she walked through the crowd of people waiting to watch her die, they cheered with happiness that this was finally the end of the unfair monarchy. Her last words before she died were "I am sorry sir, I did not mean to put it there" because she stepped on the executors foot. She went on to the guillotine and got her head cut off (biography.com 41).
