Article abstract: Marie-Antoinette, through her exaggerated public image as a frivolous and extravagant woman, did much to undermine popular respect for the French monarchy. As queen of France, she opposed the revolutionary movement at every turn.
Early Life
Marie-Antoinette-Josèphe-Jeanne D’Autriche-Lorraine (original German name Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna von Österreich-Lothringen) was born in Vienna to Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. She was the eleventh child in a family of three boys and eight girls; the last child in the...
Source: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries, ©1999 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
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