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Bookmark or Share- Marie Antoinette | SmithsonianMarie 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”)
- Marie‑Antoinette ‑ Children, Death & Husband - HISTORYMarie Antoinette was queen of France during a time of increasing hostility toward the monarchy, until she was executed in 1793 during the French Revolution.
- Marie Antoinette - World History EncyclopediaMarie 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 - WikipediaOn 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen. As queen, Marie Antoinette became increasingly unpopular among the people; the French libelles accused her of being profligate, [2] promiscuous, having illegitimate children, and harboring sympathies for France's perceived enemies, including her native Austria.
- Marie Antoinette - Palace of VersaillesQueen 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. She arrived at the French Court aged only fifteen.
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