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'''Marie Antoinette''' was born November 2, 1755 in [[Austria]] and beheaded in Paris October 16, 1793. She was the notoriously extravagant Queen of France, married to King [[Louis XVI]]
[[Image:Marie-antoinette-adult.jpg|thumb|300px|Marie Antoinette de France, adult.]]
''' Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna de [[maison de Habsbourg-Lorraine|Habsbourg-Lorraine]]''', known as '''Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche''' or '''Marie-Antoinette de France''' ([[Vienna|Vienna]], november 2, 1755 – death by guillotine at [[Paris]], october 16, 1793, 12h15.)
She was known as an extravagant queen of France.
She was sent by her parents to be the bride of King [[Louis XVI]] of [[France]] to tighten the bonds between Austria and France.
She was sent by her parents to be the bride of King [[Louis XVI]] of [[France]] to tighten the bonds between Austria and France.
Critics have called her an enemy of reform and that she helped to provoke the popular unrest that led to the [[French Revolution]] and to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792.
Critics have called her an enemy of reform and that she helped to provoke the popular unrest that led to the [[French Revolution]] and to the overthrow of the monarchy in August 1792.
One of her famous quote : « S’ils n’ont pas de pain, qu’ils mangent de la brioche ! », « If they don't have bread, let them eat brioche !»
She was executed by [[guillotine]] in 1793 by the [[Jacobons]] on the charge of treason, after discovery she had conspired with foreign enemies.
She was executed by [[guillotine]] in 1793 by the [[Jacobons]] on the charge of treason, after discovery she had conspired with foreign enemies.