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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]]
 
'''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]]
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She was sent by her parents to be the bride of [[King]] [[Louis XVI]] of [[France]] (see [[arranged marriage]]), in hopes of healing the rift between the two countries.
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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.  
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