Marie Antoinette
Published on Nov 21, 2015
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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antionette
- Born 1755, a Princess of Austria
- Arranged marriage at 15 years old
- Set to marry Louis XVII, to improve the relationship with France
- France was a very powerful nation at this time (pre-revolution)
1774: Marries Louis XVII
At First..
- People loved Marie Antionette
- Beautiful, young, fresh
Unhappy Marriage
- Marie was very social
- She loved art, fashion, dance, and the nightlife
Unhappy Marriage
- Louis XVII was very different..
- He enjoyed being quiet and alone
- Choosing to hunt over going to a party
Gossip starts..
- Many gossiped about Marie Antoinette
- Some said they spent no time together
- They had separate bedrooms
- Others said she was unable to have children
The Diamond Necklace Affiar
The Diamond Necklace
- Very expensive neckalce with many large diamonds
- Accused of defrauding the royal jewelers
- Marie discouraged Louis from buying the necklace
- Jeanne de Lamotte Valois devised a plan..
- She even wrote letters and hired a women to dress like her
Was originally created for Louis XV, but when he died before he could purchase it, they hoped that Louis XIV would purchase it for Marie Antoinette. However, she told him to to buy it as it was a frivolous expense.
The Diamond Necklace Affiar
- Cardinal de Rohan purchased the necklace
- However, when the first payment was due he could not afford it
- The jewelers demanded money from Marie Antoinette
- Although she had no knowledge of the purchase, many blamed her
- More reason to dislike Marie Antionette
Madame Deficit
Madame Deficit
- Blamed for financial crisis
- She was a foreigner, Austrian
- Reputation of overspending, infidenity, etc.
- Scandalous pamphlets were printed
- Her work with orphanages and hospitals was ignored
She became a symbol of excess, and was therefore hated by the poor.
"Let them Eat Cake"
Versailles
Chateau de Versailles
Versailles
- Palace for the King and Queen
- Built by Louis XIV "The Sun King"
- 10 miles outside of Paris
- Huge gardens, many rooms, hunting grounds
Hall of Mirrors
Huge painted ceilings
The Gardens
Louis XIV himself
Louis XVI
The Last King of France
Personality
- Awkward, quiet
- Avoids social events
- Interested in hunting, the navy, finances
Politics
- Heavy taxes on the poor
- Little tax on the rich
- Financial crisis
States-General
- Louis thought this would be a way to solve the money problems
- It was actually a way to spark a revolution
- Declared itself a National Assembly
Storming of the Bastille
July 14 1789
October 1789: A mob marches on Versailles, forcing them to move to Austria
They are apprehended and carried back to Paris
Constitution of 1791
- Louis is forced to accept this
- Reducing him to a mere figurehead
Monarchy is abolished by the National Convention
August 1792: The royal couple is arrested and imprisioned
The Charge
Treason and conspiracy.
