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Birthdate
Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria. She was born to her parents the Grand Roman Express Maria Theresa and the GrandRoman Emperor Francis I of Austria. She was born during the seven year war. -
Marriage
When Marie Antoinette was 15, her mother arranged for her to marry Louis-Augusta the crown prince of France. Marie became Dauphine when the French King Louis XV approved of her delightfulness and her fine full figure. They traveled through Vienna on April 21st then to Strasbourg in southern Germany and then to Versailles for their wedding. They got married in a Royal Chapel with a guest attendance of 6,000 people. She took on the name of Marie Antoinette after she became married. -
New king and Queen of France
On May 10, 1774 King Louis XV dies from small pox, which left France with no ruler. So, on June 11,1775 Louis XVI (Marie's Husband) was crowned king of France and Marie was crowned Queen Marie Antoinette of France. -
First Child
Marie Antoinette & Louis XVI gave birth to their first child, Marie Theresa Charlotte, eight long years after her arrival in France. Marie Theresa was born on December 20, 1778. Marie Antoinette was 23 years old when she had her. -
Death of her Mother
Marie's mother, the empress of Austria dies on November 29, 1780. Maria Theresia (Marie Antoinette's mother) was the Empress of Austria and not a mistress. -
Second Child
Marie Antoinette had her second child Louis Joseph. He was her first son and was born on October 22,1781. Louis ends up dying in June of 1789. -
Third Child
Marie Antoinette's has another son Louis Charles born March 27, 1785. -
Fourth Child
On July 9, 1786, Sophie Beatrice, her second daughter, is born. Sophie later dies the following summer shortly before her first birthday. -
The Women’s March on Versailles
October 5, 1789, an angry mob of nearly 7,000 working women, armed with pitchforks, pikes and muskets, marched in the rain from Paris to Versailles. To the beat of a drum, the women chanted “Bread! Bread!”. The populace of Paris was starving while the remote Louis XVI and the much hated Marie Antoinette continued to feast like proverbial kings and queens at their salubrious country gaffe. -
Before Death
On August 13, 1792, Marie Antoinette began a captivity that was to end only with her death. She was jailed in various Parisian prisons. After a number of unsuccessful attempts to escape, Marie Antoinette appeared before the Revolutionary Tribunal. She was charged with aiding the enemy and inciting civil war within France. The tribunal found her guilty and condemned her to death. -
Death
On October 16, 1793 in Paris, France, Marie Antoinette was rolled in a cart to the guillotine. (The guillotine was a machine used during the French Revolution to execute people by beheading them). Marie Antoinette aroused sympathy by her dignity and courage in prison and before the executioner. Once she was beheaded, the executioner lifted up her head and the crowd cheered in rejoice. -
3 Interesting Facts
-Marie Antoinette was born on the same day as the famous earthquake of Lisbon.
-Her towering bouffant hairdo once sported a battleship replica.
- American Revolution Veterans named their new community after Marie Antoinette and even sent her a letter offering the monarch a public square in the town. -
Why is Marie Antoinette Important?
Marie Antoinette is important because she helped the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792. -
Sources
Marie Antoinette- The Last queen of France Book By: Evelyne Lever Citation Information Marie Antoinette Biography-
https://www.biography.com/people/marie-antoinette-9398996
