Historical Figure
Marie Antoinette
1755–1793
Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
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Key Dates
Birth
1755 November 2, 1755 →Biography
Marie Antoinette was Queen of France from 1774 until the fall of the monarchy in 1792 and her subsequent execution during the French Revolution.
Timeline
14-year old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste who later becomes king of France.
May 16 →Die der französischen Königin Marie Antoinette gewidmete tragédie lyrique Les Danaïdes von Antonio Salieri auf einen Text von François Bailly du Roullet und Louis Théodore Baron de Tschudi, nach einer italienischen Vorlage von Ranieri de’ Calzabigi, wird mit großem Erfolg in Paris uraufgeführt.
April 26 →Marie Antoinette, wife of Louis XVI, is guillotined at the height of the French Revolution.
October 16 →Marie Antoinette, die bisher im Temple gefangen gehalten worden ist, wird in die Conciergerie überstellt.
August 1 →More from the Enlightenment
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