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Birth
Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna Austria as the youngest child to Empress Marie Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. -
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The Life of Marie Antoinette
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Marie and Dauphin Louis-Auguste marry
Marie Antoinette and Louis married to seal the alliance between Austria and France after the Seven Year's War ends. -
Estates General
To try and alleviate some of the hardships faced by everyone, King Louis XVI sets up a meeting made up of representatives from all of the estates. -
French Revolution Begins
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National Assembly
After the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General meeting they created their own meeting called the National Assembly, which led to the creation of the Tennis Court Oath. -
Storming of the Bastille
The first act of the French Revolution made by French Parisians. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Document issued by the French National Assembly that was inspired by the Declaration of Independence. -
King and Queen are forced from Versailles
A mob forming outside of Versailles forces the king and queen to flee from their palace in Versailles to Tuileries Palace in Paris. -
Louis XVI of France Dies
Louis XVI of France, after failing to address France's financial problems, is tried and found guilty of treason and sentenced to death by the guillotine. -
Marie Antoinette Dies
After being tried and found guilty of treason, Marie Antoinette is sentenced to death by the guillotine.
