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    Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, Austria in 1755 and married Louis XVI of France when she was 14 years old, becoming the last queen of France. As queen, she lived a lavish lifestyle that angered the French people and fueled the growing public resentment against the monarchy during the French Revolution. She was eventually imprisoned and executed by guillotine in 1793 after being condemned for treason.

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    Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, Austria in 1755 and married Louis XVI of France when she was 14 years old, becoming the last queen of France. As queen, she lived a lavish lifestyle that angered the French people and fueled the growing public resentment against the monarchy during the French Revolution. She was eventually imprisoned and executed by guillotine in 1793 after being condemned for treason.

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    Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, Austria in 1755 and married Louis XVI of France when she was 14 years old, becoming the last queen of France. As queen, she lived a lavish lifestyle that angered the French people and fueled the growing public resentment against the monarchy during the French Revolution. She was eventually imprisoned and executed by guillotine in 1793 after being condemned for treason.

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    Marie

    Antoinette
    (1755 – 1793)
    Born in Vienna

    Who was she?


    Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna,
    Austria, in 1755, the youngest
    daughter of the powerful Habsburg
    empress Maria Theresa and the Holy
    Roman Emperor Francis I. Then Photo
    married Louis XVI when she was only
    14 years old. She became the last
    queen of France before the French
    Fun facts
    Revolution -The French people resented her lavish lifestyle,
    foreign origins, and perceived influence over the king.
    -She was also involved in several scandals, such as the
    Diamond Necklace Affair, which tarnished her

    By Olivia Xia reputation and fueled the public anger against the
    monarchy.
    She and her family were imprisoned during the French Revolution,
    and she was executed by guillotine on October 16, 1793, after a trial
    that condemned her for treason, incest, and conspiracy.

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