Marie Antoinette[a] (Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was Queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI from 10 May 1774 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1792.
Marie-Antoinette was the ill-fated queen of France who scandalized society with her lavish lifestyle during a tumultuous era that ultimately led to her tragic downfall.
Marie Antoinette was queen of France during a time of increasing hostility toward the monarchy, until she was execute...
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 monarchy in 1792.
Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, Austria and was executed on at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, France. While the Chapelle Expiatoire in Paris is dedicated to her and to her husband, King Louis XVI, she is buried at the Basilica Cathedral of Saint Denis, France.
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Marie Antoinette was the beautiful Queen of France who became a symbol for the wanton extravagance of the 18th century monarchy, and was stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned and beheaded by her own subjects during the French Revolution that began in 1789.