Who was Marie Antoinette? She was a significant figure in European history, particularly in the context of the French Revolution. Born on November 2, 1755, in Vienna, Austria, Marie Antoinette was the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. Her marriage to the Dauphin of France, later King Louis XVI, made her the Queen of France and Navarre in 1774. Despite her luxurious lifestyle and the controversies surrounding her reign, Marie Antoinette remains a symbol of the excesses of the monarchy and the plight of the French peasantry during the Revolution. This article aims to explore her life, her reign, and the events that led to her execution in 1793.
