Marie Antoinette

By kristen.payne

  • Birth

    Marie was born.

  • France

    She was sent to France by her mother.

  • Marriage

    Marie Antoinette and Louis Auguste are married at Versailles.

  • Crowned

    Her husband is crowned as king.

  • Death of Mother

    Marie's mother dies.

  • Hate

    The public begins to hate Marie because they think she is immoral, ignorant, and adulterous,

  • Flee to France

    The royal family attempts to flee to France, but they are arrested at Varennes and returned to Paris.

  • Massacre

    The Massacre of the Champ-de-Mars kills about 50 after violence eruts over whether France should be a constitutional monarchy or a repbulic.

  • Monarchy falls

    The monarchy falls. Sanculotte militants invade and pillage Tuileries, forcing the Legislative Assembly to suspend Royal Power and place the royal fmily under "protection".

  • Trial begins

    Trial of Louis XVI for treason begins.

  • Last farewell

    The king is convicted of treason then condemned to death. He was allowed to one last farewell dinner with his family.

  • Taken from her daughter

    Marie Antoinette is taken from her daughter and sister-in-law and was transferred to the Conceirgerie prison.

  • Marie is put on trial

    Marie is put on trial for several charges ranging from treason to sexually abusing her son.

  • Found guilty

    Before 9 male judges, she is found guilty on all counts by an all-male jury which unanimously condemns her to death.

  • Death

    She was beheaded.