Essay Archive - Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was the wife of King Louis XVI of France. She was born in
1755 in France and was the daughter of the Great Emperor Francis I and Maria
Theresa of Austria. Because here parents came from two countries at war with
each other, their marriage formed a peace treaty. Marie was very spoiled and
grew up with an extravagant lifestyle. She herself became the wife of the
next heir to the French throne to further keep the peace. The heir was Louis
XVI, who was a very dull and unsociable person. She was the opposite. She was
beautiful, vivacious and bent on pleasure. She be....
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