
Marie Antoinette
1755–1793
courtrevolutionpublic opiniongender
Queen of France whose Austrian origin, court luxury, and propaganda image became a lightning rod for anger at the estates system—often beyond what any one person caused alone.
Learning paths
Story so far
- 1755personal
Birth in Vienna
- 1769highlight
Betrothal to the Dauphin
- 1770highlight
Marriage and arrival at Versailles
- 1774highlight
Becomes Queen of France
- 1778personal
Birth of first child
- 1785controversy
Affair of the Diamond Necklace
- 1789highlight
House arrest at the Tuileries
- 1791controversy
Flight to Varennes
- 1792highlight
Monarchy abolished
- 1793personal
Execution of Louis XVI
- 1793death
Trial and execution
- 1793legacy
Legacy as revolutionary symbol
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