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1. Marie Antoinette - Wikipedia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette
Description: WEBMarie Antoinette (/ ˌ æ n t w ə ˈ n ɛ t, ˌ ɒ̃ t-/; French: [maʁi ɑ̃twanɛt] ⓘ; Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France prior to the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and ...
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2. Marie-Antoinette | Biography, Death, Cake, French ... - Britannica
Link: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Antoinette-queen-of-France
Description: WEBApr 11, 2024 · Marie-Antoinette (born November 2, 1755, Vienna, Austria—died October 16, 1793, Paris, France) was the Austrian queen consort of King Louis XVI of France (1774–93). Her name is associated with the decline in the moral authority of the French monarchy in the closing years of the ancien régime , though her courtly …
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3. Marie-Antoinette - Children, Death & Husband | HISTORY
Link: https://www.history.com/topics/european-history/marie-antoinette
Description: WEBNov 9, 2009 · Marie Antoinette was queen of France during a time of increasing hostility toward the monarchy, until she was executed in 1793 during the French Revolution.
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4. Marie Antoinette: Biography, French Queen, Royalty
Link: https://www.biography.com/royalty/marie-antoinette
Description: WEBJul 11, 2023 · 1755-1793. Who Was Marie Antoinette? Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France who helped provoke the popular unrest that led to the French Revolution and to the overthrow of the...
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5. Marie Antoinette - World History Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/Marie_Antoinette/
Description: WEBApr 4, 2022 · Marie Antoinette (l. 1755-1793) was the queen of France during the turbulent final years of the Ancien Régime and the subsequent French Revolution (1789-1799). With the ascension of her husband Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792), she became queen at the age of 18 and would shoulder much of the blame for the perceived moral failures of the ...
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6. Trial and Execution of Marie Antoinette - World History Encyclopedia
Link: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2099/trial-and-execution-of-marie-antoinette/
Description: WEBNov 7, 2022 · The execution of Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) left the king’s widow, Marie Antoinette, overwhelmed with grief. Like a ghost, she haunted her chambers in the Tower of the Temple, the Paris prison fortress where she and her children were being detained by the revolutionary government.
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7. Marie Antoinette | History| Smithsonian Magazine
Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/marie-antoinette-134629573/
Description: WEBHISTORY. Marie Antoinette. The teenage queen was embraced by France in 1770. Twenty-three years later, she lost her head to the guillotine. (But she never said, “Let them eat cake”) Richard...
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8. Marie Antoinette | Palace of Versailles
Link: https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/marie-antoinette
Description: WEBQueen of France 1755-1793. Described by her brother, Emperor Joseph II, as “honest and lovable,” Marie Antoinette was an Austrian princess and the wife of King Louis XVI. She remains one of the most iconic characters in Versailles’ rich history.
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9. 5 Things You Might Not Know About Marie Antoinette - National …
Link: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/marie-antoinette-facts-france-death-queen-anniversary
Description: WEBOct 14, 2016 · 1. She never said “Let them eat cake.” One of the most “well-known” quotes in history is that Marie Antoinette, when told that the French people had no bread to eat, replied: “Let them eat...
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10. Marie Antoinette, Queen Executed in French Revolution
Link: https://www.thoughtco.com/marie-antoinette-biography-3530303
Description: WEBMay 15, 2019 · Marie Antoinette (born Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Österreich-Lothringen; November 2, 1755–October 16, 1793) was the queen of France, executed by guillotine during the French Revolution.
