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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

1755–1793

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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.

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  1. 1755personal

    Birth in Vienna

  2. 1769highlight

    Betrothal to the Dauphin

  3. 1770highlight

    Marriage and arrival at Versailles

  4. 1774highlight

    Becomes Queen of France

  5. 1778personal

    Birth of first child

  6. 1785controversy

    Affair of the Diamond Necklace

  7. 1789highlight

    House arrest at the Tuileries

  8. 1791controversy

    Flight to Varennes

  9. 1792highlight

    Monarchy abolished

  10. 1793personal

    Execution of Louis XVI

  11. 1793death

    Trial and execution

  12. 1793legacy

    Legacy as revolutionary symbol

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