World History: Marie Antoinette

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Jack Miley
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World History
28 November 2017
Marie Antoinette Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna was born in 1755, on November 2nd, in Vienna, Austria. Her parents were Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, and the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. When she was 19, she became the Queen of France, due to the death of Louis XV. She was married to Louis XVI, allowing her to be Queen. She was also known for being very social and fashionable, and loved gambling and parties. In 1780 she had her own castle on the grounds of the Palace of Versailles called the Petit Trianon. On May 16, 1770, she was married to Louis-Auguste. She did not take to married life very well, but in 1778 she gave birth to her first child, a daughter.
In September 1792, she and

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