Marie Antoinette
(1755-1793)
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
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Marie Antoinette ( Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an Archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne. On 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen.
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Coat of arms of Marie Antoinette of Austria 2 November 1755 Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria
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| Died |
16 October 1793 (aged 37) Place de la Révolution, Paris, France
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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Children
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Marie Thérèse Charlotte 1st child with Louis XVI of France Female b. 19 Dec 1778 d. 19 Oct 1851 · Age: 72 (at death) · 1778-1851 · Madame Royale -
Louis Joseph Xavier François 2nd child with Louis XVI of France Male b. 22 Oct 1781 d. 4 Jun 1789 · Age: 7 (at death) · 1781-1789 · Dauphin of France -
Louis Charles of France 3rd child with Louis XVI of France Male b. 27 Mar 1785 d. 8 Jun 1795 · Age: 10 (at death) · 1785-1795 · Dauphin of France -
Marie Sophie Hélène Béatrice de France, 4th child with Louis XVI of France Female b. 9 Jul 1786 d. 19 Jun 1787 · Age: 11 months (at death) · 1786-1787 · French princess
Parents
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Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina · Mother · 1717-1780 · Ruler of Habsburg dominions from 1740 to 1780
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa · m. 1736
Siblings
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Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1737–1740) · Older Sister · 1737-1740 · archduchess of Austria, Princess of Bohemia and Hungary -
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria (1743–1808) · Older Sister · 1743-1808 · Austrian archduchess, Abbess of the Convent for Noble Ladies in Innsbrück -
Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria · Younger Brother · 1756-1801 · Archbishop-Elector of Cologne
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Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel · Family Member · 1691-1750 · Holy Roman Empress from 1711 to 1740
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Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt · 1721-1791 · Swiss military officer in French service view couple »
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Étienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne · Associate · 1727-1794 · 18th-century French politician and bishop -
Anne D'Arpajon, Countess of Noailles · Associate · 1729-1794 · French noblewoman and court official (1729 - 1794)
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