Marie Antionette
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| Queen of France and Navarre | |||||
| Tenure | 10 May 1774 – 4 September 1791 | ||||
| Queen of the French | |||||
| Tenure | 4 September 1791 – 10 August 1792 | ||||
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2 November 1755 Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria |
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| Died | 16 October 1793 (aged 37) Place de la Révolution, Paris, France |
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| Burial | 21 January 1815 Basilica of St Denis |
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| Spouse | Louis XVI of France | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Maria Theresa of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
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German: Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna French: Marie Antoinette José Joanne |
Marie Antoinette (/ˈmæriˌæntwəˈnɛt/, /ˌɑ̃ːntwə-/, /ˌɑ̃ːtwə-/, US /məˈriː-/;French: [maʁi ɑ̃twanɛt]; born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna (2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last Queen of France and Navarre before the French Revolution. She was born an Archduchess of Austria, and was the fifteenth and second youngest child of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor.
In April 1770, upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne, she became Dauphine of France. On 10 May 1774, when her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI, she became Queen of France and Navarre, a title she held until September 1791, when, as the French Revolution proceeded, she became Queen of the French, a title she held until 21 September 1792.
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