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Marie Antoinette

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Marie Antoinette’s Family

Mother (Maria Theresa) the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions

Father (Francis Stephen) was the holy Roman Emperor

Maria Theresa gave birth to 15 children

Marie Antoinette

Born November 2nd, 1755 – Vienna, Austria

She was the youngest daughter of 15 children

Growing up, she believed that she would be queen of France

She was an extremely carefree child

Marie Antoinette’s Early life She was a very talented child She loved to sing French songs She played the harp as well as many

instruments Her education was poor, Her teachers would finish the work out

of fear of losing their positions.

Marriage to Louis( Emperor of France)

She was handed over to the French on 7 may 1770

She married Louis-Auguste on 16th of may 1170

The Start Of The Queen Of France After the marriage to Louis she became

the Empress of France Her main job was to give birth to a male

child to continue her husband’s royal line

And strengthen France’s alliance with Austria.

She became Queen when her father died of small pox

Life As The Queen Of France She became aggressively social She liked to attend opera’s and dances gambling and partying late in the

capital, She was always seen in the most

expensive fashions She had “secret lovers”

Motherhood Marie Antoinette gave birth to 4 children

Marie Therese Charlotte in 1778

Louis Joseph in 1781

Louis Charles in 1785

Sophie Beatrice born on 9 July 1786

Politics During the death of her second daughter Sophie

Beatrice on 19 June 1787 the financial situation in France was down.

Marie Antoinette decided to become involved in politics.

The Frence Revolution

The situation became violent as the National Assembly demanded more rights.

Paris became worse due to a bread shortage in September

During this time there were many plots designed for royal family to escape

the queen rejected to leave she would not leave without the king

Trial The trial of the king in court began on 21

September he was charged with undermining the French

Republic A month later found guilty and executed 21

January 1793 After the death of her husband she refused to eat

and fell in a deep depression On 1 August, she was taken out of the tower as a

prisoner

Death Of Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette died in Paris, France in

1793.

The queen was then separated from her kids.

She was executed on Oct. 16,1793