Marie Antoinette

What is your mother like? Is she strict? Would she give up anything to keep you safe? Well, like most mothers, Marie Antoinette tried her best to be there for her child. But, she also had to deal with the pressures of being a queen. I believe that, for the most part, Marie Antoinette was a pretty decent mother. Even though there were hardships for her getting pregnant, she continuously tried to get pregnant which shows her desire to have a baby. Secondly, even after her first child, Louis Joseph…

of the nation (541), they were oblivious to the changes that were coming with the French Revolution so close at hand. Specifically, this can be seen in the document written by Marie Antoinette, from the Modern History Sourcebook: Marie Antoinette: Letter to Her Mother, 1773. While it clearly shows that Marie Antoinette knew of the tax burdens and the economic hardships faced by the peasants of France, yet she didn 't seem to fully understand. For instance, she remarks of the love the peasants…

Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée Lebrun was a painter, she made historic paintings and were sought after her work especially from women, she was a favorite artist of aristocratic patrons throughout Europe at the end of the eighteenth century including Marie Antoinette, and had a predominant sense of style and skill in her painting’s. The spark of her passion started at a young age with the art’s. She proved that she was somewhat of a prodigy with her talents. In her teen years, her fame inclined,…

Louis Auguste was born on August 23, 1754 to Louis and Marie-Josephe. Louis have three brothers and two brothers. One of his brothers passed away at the age of ten. Before the fall XVI Louis was the last king. With the death of his mother and father Louis XVI became the next closest person to the throne. He ascended to the throne five years later in 1770 at the age of 20. Louis had many tutors, nannies, and servants to care for him. He loved learning new things as a child. Such as learning new…

In 1745 Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, a French commoner became the official mistress to the king of France (Abbott, 2010). Before she could be officially introduced at court, she had to have a title. King Louis XIV bought for her the marquisate of Pompadour, giving her the title of Marquise de Pompadour. Mdm. Pompadour wore her hair tall and pushed back from her face, a look that will forever be associated with her namesake. In April of 1770, Marie Antoinette became queen of France…

said Marie Antoinette right? Wrong! In Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” we read: “A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right… Time makes more converts than reason.” In other words: If you tell an untruth long enough, eventually, it becomes history. In thinking of currently held beliefs of falsehoods, two specific examples come to mind. One of them being that George Washington was the first president of the United States, and the other being Marie…

She became the queen of France when she was only a teenager and was killed by a guillotine in her late life. Marie Antoinette had all of the above happen to her. Some may believe that Marie Antoinette was not much of a leader, but she had much more to her life than merely being a queen. Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1775, born into royalty as the princess of Austria. Her original name was Maria Antonia, but her name got changed into a French version in her later life. Her mother was…

“Last by not least, what you’ve all been waiting for: Homecoming queen! This year’s queen is, drum roll please... Marie Antoinette!” the announcer’s voice blared over the PA system. Many girls rolled their eyes as the extravagantly dressed girl walked across the gym to receive her overly-bejeweled crown. Marie Antoinette was the epitome of popular girl. She had surely paid her way into winning queen. Highly disliked by more than those who liked her, the applause for her was almost sarcastic.…

French Revolution DBQ The French Revolution started in 1789 and ended in 1799. It all began with the extravagant spendings of King Louis and Marie Antoinette, the bankruptcy, the poor harvest, the rises in bread and taxes, and lastly, American Revolution. All of these were factors in the suffering of the 3rd Estate. Imagine being part of the 90% people who were either peasants or the homeless that were starving and were treated unequally. The people of France rebelled because they were…

unnecessary battles that man ever fought. The French Revolution began under King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette. King Louis XVI was an indecisive man who was ignorant to the needs of his country, and his wife, Marie Antoinette, was a vain, self-obsessed woman who was more concerned with getting her husband’s attention than taking care of her people, carrying the title, “Madame Deficit”. Marie Antoinette was desperate to produce an heir, but Louis wasn’t as interested. He had a medical…