Marie Antoinette Research Paper
Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna Austria on November 2, 1755. She was the 15th child of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa. In 1770 she married Louis-Auguste, the Dauphin of France. She was the Queen of France from 1774-1792. She was the mother of four children. At first, she was adored by her subjects. Eventually, though, she came to be disliked and even blamed for France’s financial crisis. The reasons for this dislike included her loyalties to Austria—France’s sworn enemy—and her extravagant lifestyle, profligate spending, big hair, and even bigger dresses. She was thus nicknamed Madame Deficit (French: Mrs. Debt). With the fall of the French government and the beginning of the French revolution, the royal family
attempted to escape France to Austria in an endeavor that became known as the Flight to Varennes. When they reached Varennes, near the French-Austrian border, they were arrested and imprisoned at the temple prison. The monarchy was abolished on September 21, 1792 by the new National Convention of France. Louis XVI was beheaded at the guillotine. Nine months after her husband’s death, on October 16, 1793, Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason and guillotined.
attempted to escape France to Austria in an endeavor that became known as the Flight to Varennes. When they reached Varennes, near the French-Austrian border, they were arrested and imprisoned at the temple prison. The monarchy was abolished on September 21, 1792 by the new National Convention of France. Louis XVI was beheaded at the guillotine. Nine months after her husband’s death, on October 16, 1793, Marie Antoinette was convicted of treason and guillotined.