Marie Antoinette - Wikipedia
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.
Marie-Antoinette | Biography, Death, Cake, French ... - Britannica
WEB13 May 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).
Marie-Antoinette - Children, Death & Husband | HISTORY
WEB9 Nov 2009 · Marie Antoinette, the 15th child of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and the powerful Habsburg empress Maria Theresa, was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1755–an age of great instability for...
Marie Antoinette: Biography, French Queen, Royalty
WEB11 Jul 2023 · 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 - World History Encyclopedia
WEB4 Apr 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).
Marie Antoinette | Palace of Versailles
WEBDescribed 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. She arrived at the French Court aged only fifteen.
10 Facts About Marie Antoinette | History Hit
WEB26 Jan 2021 · Marie Antoinette (1755–93) is one of the most famous figures in French history. Married to the future King Louis XVI while still a teenager, the Austrian-born queen is mainly remembered today for her expensive tastes and apparent disregard for the plight of her subjects, which only served to fuel the French Revolution.
5 Things You Might Not Know About Marie Antoinette - National …
WEB14 Oct 2016 · And in some ways, Marie Antoinette is still misunderstood. Here are five facts about the famous queen. 1. She never said “Let them eat cake.”. One of the most “well-known” quotes in ...
Marie Antoinette | Smithsonian
WEBThe 1938 film Marie Antoinette, starring Norma Shearer and Robert Morley, is considered a classic of historical melodrama. Now, Sofia Coppola has directed a new interpretation, with Kirsten...
Marie-Antoinette (-Josèphe-Jeanne d’Autriche-Lorraine) summary
WEBMarie-Antoinette (-Josèphe-Jeanne d’Autriche-Lorraine), (born Nov. 2, 1755, Vienna—died Oct. 16, 1793, Paris, France), Queen consort of Louis XVI of France. The daughter of Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, she was married in 1770 to the French dauphin.