Jan 6, 2010

Salem on History | Marie-Antoinette

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Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles, French Revolution, Reign of Terror
Curriculum: Women’s History, 18th Century European History, French History

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...

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Salem on History | Marie-Antoinette

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Early Life

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