Marie Antoinette(May 10, 1774–September 21, 1792)

By: Evangeline Pang

Marie Antoinette

• Marie Antoinette was born on May10th.

• She was born in Hofburg Palace in Vienna, the Archduchess Maria Antonia was the youngest daughter of the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresa of Austria, and the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I.

• She died at the age of 36 on September 21, 1792

Historical background

• At that time , France was not wealthy. But after Marie Antoinette took over, the country became poorer and poorer

• They had war from time to time. They

Childhood• Marie Antoinette was born in Hofburg Palace in

Vienna, the Archduchess Maria Antonia was the youngest daughter of the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresa of Austria, and the Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I.

• Her father died of stroke on August 1765

• In 1767, a smallpox outbreak hit the family. Antoine was one of the few who was immune to the disease due to already having had it at a young age. Emperor Joseph's wife, Maria Josepha, died first. Maria Theresa herself caught it and nearly died.

Life as a Dauphine• She was asked to marry Louis Auguste .

Her parents decidedly mixed them together. Luckily at the end they fell in love with each other after all.

• Their wedding took place on May 16, 1770, in the Palace of Versailles.

• At first everyone admired and liked her they wished her to be queen

Early life

• Marie Antoinette had very little political influence with her husband. Louis, who had been influenced as a child many of her candidates, including Choishuel, from taking important positions, aided and abetted by his two most important ministers, Chief Minister Maurepass and Foreign Minister

Adulthood