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Marie Antoinette: A Royal Life

Marie Antoinette was born in 1755 in Vienna and became Queen of France at age 18 through an arranged political marriage to King Louis XVI. As queen, she struggled to adapt to French customs and earned a reputation for frivolous spending. She and Louis had several children who died young. During the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette was imprisoned for 9 months and executed at age 37, accused of treason against France. Her life and role in the revolution have been depicted in several films over the years.

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Marie Antoinette: A Royal Life

Marie Antoinette was born in 1755 in Vienna and became Queen of France at age 18 through an arranged political marriage to King Louis XVI. As queen, she struggled to adapt to French customs and earned a reputation for frivolous spending. She and Louis had several children who died young. During the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette was imprisoned for 9 months and executed at age 37, accused of treason against France. Her life and role in the revolution have been depicted in several films over the years.

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MARIE ANTOINETTE

Anna Kulichová I. C
PRESENTATION LAYOUT

▪ Basic information
▪ Early life
▪ Marriage
▪ Motherhood and children
▪ French revolution and death
▪ Movies about M.A.
BASIC INFORMATION
▪ Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne
▪ Queen of France
▪ Born November 2nd 1755 in Vienna
▪ Executed October 16th 1793 in Paris at
the age of 37
▪ Parents: Maria Theresa and Francis I.
▪ Husband: Louis XVI.
EARLY LIFE
▪ 15th child and youngest daughter
▪ Hobbies: music (singing, harp, flute),
dancing
▪ Horrible education – at the age of 10 she
could barely count, knew almost no other
languages and her grammar skills were
pure horror.
▪ Carefree personality since childhood
MARRIAGE
▪Political reasons
▪14 y.o. when married
▪Boring husband Louis XVI.
▪Earned the title “Queen of France“ at 18
▪Wasn‘t happy in France due to different
manners and etiquette – escaping from the
boring life – gambling, attending all kinds of
balls, shopping and even having a secret
lover (Axel von Fersen)
MOTHERHOOD AND CHILDREN
▪ Couldn‘t get pregnant for 7 years

after the wedding – cheating rumors,


bad reputation
▪ 22 y.o. – first daughter Maria Theresa Charlotte

- died at the age 72, married her cousin


Louis Antoine
▪ 3 years later – first son and heir

(dauphin) Louis Joseph – died


7 years later due to deformed
spine, ribs and damaged lungs
▪ 3rd child – Louis Charles, after

his brother‘s death – future king


of France, but he died at the age 10
▪ Youngest child – Sophie – died as

▪ a less than a year old, tuberculosis


▪ Marie Antoinette – practically the reason of French
FRENCH REVOLUTION revolution - “Let them eat cake“
AND DEATH ▪ Later she tried to help the poor, but nothing she did was
good enough and it eventually led to even worse reputation
and French revolution itself
▪ The royal family tried to escape, with no succes
▪ Held in prison for 9 months after her husbands execution
▪ Accused of high treason
▪ Calm, only concerned for her children
▪ Letter to her husband’s sister
MOVIES ABOUT M.A
▪ 1938 “Marie Antoinette“ – Norma Shearer as
M.A., focuses mainly on family drama
▪ 1956 “Marie Antoinette Queen of France “ –
▪ Michèle Morgan as M.A. – about her relationship
▪ 2001 “The affair of the necklace“ – Joely
Richardson as M.A. – about the affair that
ruined her reputation, focused on
the entire cour
▪ 2006 “Marie Antoinette“ – Kirsten Dunst
as M.A. – more relatable to modern day,
available on netflix
RESOURCES:
HTTPS://CS.WIKIPEDIA.ORG/WIKI/MARIE_ANTOINETTA

HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=XFYTQT_QAI8

HTTPS://WWW.BRITANNICA.COM/BIOGRAPHY/MARIE-ANTOINETTE-QUEEN-OF-FRANCE

MARIE ANTOINETTA DĚTI - HLEDAT (BING.COM)

MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006 FILM) - WIKIPEDIA

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