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Marie-Antoinette
queen of France
Also known as: Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Österreich-Lothringen, Marie-Antoinette-Josèphe-Jeanne d’Autriche-Lorraine
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- In full:
- Marie-Antoinette-Josèphe-Jeanne d’Autriche-Lorraine (Austria-Lorraine)
- Originally German:
- Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Österreich-Lothringen
- Notable Family Members:
- spouse Louis XVI
- father Francis I
- mother Maria Theresa
- son Louis XVII
- brother Joseph II
- brother Leopold II
- sister Maria Carolina
- Role In:
- Affair of the Diamond Necklace
Recent News
Apr. 11, 2024, 4:44 AM ET (The Guardian)
Jug and basin Marie Antoinette gave to governess recovered 37 years after theft
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Marie-Antoinette (born November 2, 1755, Vienna, Austria—died October 16, 1793, Paris, France) was the Austrian queen consort of King Louis XVI of France (1774–93). Her name is associated with the decline in the moral authority of the French monarchy in the closing years of the ancien régime, though her courtly extravagance was but a minor cause of the financial disorders of the French state in that period. Her rejection of reform provoked unrest, and her policy of court resistance to the progress of the French Revolution finally led to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792. In more than ...(100 of 1532 words)