Marie Antoinette

 

 

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Pays/Ville

Vienna, Austria

 

Details Personnels:

I was born in Vienna Austria, and at the age of 15, I moved to france to marry the Dauphin of france, Louis XVI. The wedding was in order to create an alliance between Austria and Fance, and i was proud to be part of such a big deal. A short 4 years after the wedding, at only the age of 19, I was crowned the Queen of france when my husbands father tragically died. I was intregued by my husband, but he did not seem so fond of me. It took me 7 years to finally convince him to let me birth a baby. We ended up having four kids, 2 boys and 2 girls. Unfortunately, my baby girl, and my 1st boy died even before I did. I was loved by many people for a while, but not too long after having my fourth child, they turned on me. I was accused of doing horrible things, that i would never have done. Unfortunantly no one believed me, and due to my many sexual affairs, no one even listened to me. Rumers started spreading, and i was blamed for many more things. I died at the age of 37, when i was charched for treason, and sent to be executed on the guillatine.

 

Date de Naissance:

November 2, 1755

 

Date de Mort:

October 16, 1793

 

Sexe:

Female

 

Croyances Politiques:

I support the royal family.

 

Croyances Religieuses:

Catholic

 

Situation de Famille:

Daughter of Francis Stephen and Maria Theresa

Married to Louis XVI

Mother of Marie Therese, Louis XVII, Louis-Charles and Madame Sophie

 

Enfants:

Marie Therese, 1778-1851; Louis XVII, 1782-1789; Louis-Charles, 1785-1795; Madame Sophie, 1786-1787

 

En Cherchant:

A way to escape the war, and death for me and my family.

 

Metier:

Queen of France

 

Loisirs:

• Shopping
• Spending money
• Partying

 

Accomplissements:

• Was the Queen of France
• I had 4 kids  

 

 

Amis:

• My best friend: the Princess de Lambelle

 

Citation Memorable:

"Let them eat cake!" - Antoinette

 

Mon Influence sur la Culture Francaise

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     When i came to the world, i was important to only my parents, but soon that would all change. As i got older, they realized that i coud be "used" in better ways, and for better things. At the age of fifteen, when i married Louis Auguste, the whole world of France and Austria knew me, and looked at me as a more important person than i had ever been to anyone else. When i became the Queen of france, many people mourned the death of their late king, but then gave me a chance. I was like a Queen that they had never had before, changing a lot of their views. Unfortunantely, it was not always in the most positive ways. As was mentioned before, i was accused of many things.People really started to dislike me when the "Diamond Necklace Affair" arose. I had supposedly once again used my sex-life in order to get an exquisuite Diamond necklace. In real like, one of my so-called friends had gotten jelous of me, and dressed up as me, and did exactly what i was accused of. This caused many of the French to hate Austria, and some Austrians to hate France.

     Over the years, it seemed like almost everything i did caused more people to think badly of me, and eventually hate me. A lot of people wanted me out of power. When poverty arose, many poor peoplle were suffering due to lack of money and food. Being the kind-hearted person i am, but no one knew i was, i financially helped out a lot of poor families. Even though the single acts of kindness did not have an affect, many people did not look at them as a whole, which did make quite a difference. Many horrid rumors were spread that when i was told of this tragity, and i was told that there was no more bread for the people, i claimed to "let them eat cake". I had never actually said this, but no one would even listen to me. The hated for me continued to grow, and at this point it seemed that only my own family, and the poor people i had helped knew the real me, and knew that i would never say such a thing.

    The hatred went on, until on October 16, 1793 i was sent to the guillotine. I was thought to have betrayed my countrey, and no one believed in me. Since my husband had been sent to the guillotine not too long before me, i left my 1st and only daughter orphaned. After my death, many people still blamed me for the problems that went on during the revolution.  After i was killed, my lifeless body that was now detached from my head was thrown into an unmarked grave in the middle of nowhere. This was supposed to be more of an example, and it was.

 

 

Notes: 

• I was unfortunately known to be one of the Revolution's most tragic victims.
• I had a gambling problem, and due to that, i made us lose a lot of money due to my debts.

 

Resources:

<http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/95nov/antoinette.html>

 

"Marie Antoinette." Encyclopedia of World Biography. Vol. 10. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2004. 258-259. 23 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. International Academy high school. 2 June 2009 

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