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Marie Antoinette
Bahii El Boss
Marie Antoinette’s Family
Mother (Maria Theresa) the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions
Father (Francis Stephen) was the holy Roman Emperor
Maria Theresa gave birth to 15 children
Marie Antoinette
Born November 2nd, 1755 – Vienna, Austria
She was the youngest daughter of 15 children
Growing up, she believed that she would be queen of France
She was an extremely carefree child
Marie Antoinette’s Early life She was a very talented child She loved to sing French songs She played the harp as well as many
instruments Her education was poor, Her teachers would finish the work out
of fear of losing their positions.
Marriage to Louis( Emperor of France)
She was handed over to the French on 7 may 1770
She married Louis-Auguste on 16th of may 1170
The Start Of The Queen Of France After the marriage to Louis she became
the Empress of France Her main job was to give birth to a male
child to continue her husband’s royal line
And strengthen France’s alliance with Austria.
She became Queen when her father died of small pox
Life As The Queen Of France She became aggressively social She liked to attend opera’s and dances gambling and partying late in the
capital, She was always seen in the most
expensive fashions She had “secret lovers”
Motherhood Marie Antoinette gave birth to 4 children
Marie Therese Charlotte in 1778
Louis Joseph in 1781
Louis Charles in 1785
Sophie Beatrice born on 9 July 1786
Politics During the death of her second daughter Sophie
Beatrice on 19 June 1787 the financial situation in France was down.
Marie Antoinette decided to become involved in politics.
The Frence Revolution
The situation became violent as the National Assembly demanded more rights.
Paris became worse due to a bread shortage in September
During this time there were many plots designed for royal family to escape
the queen rejected to leave she would not leave without the king
Trial The trial of the king in court began on 21
September he was charged with undermining the French
Republic A month later found guilty and executed 21
January 1793 After the death of her husband she refused to eat
and fell in a deep depression On 1 August, she was taken out of the tower as a
prisoner
Death Of Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette died in Paris, France in
1793.
The queen was then separated from her kids.
She was executed on Oct. 16,1793