3735 x 4827 px | 31,6 x 40,9 cm | 12,5 x 16,1 inches | 300dpi
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Marie Antoinette (pronounced /maʀi ɑ̃ntwanɛt/; German: Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen; French: Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne de Habsbourg-Lorraine) (Vienna, 2 November 1755 – Paris, 16 October 1793) was born an Archduchess of Austria and later became Queen of France and of Navarre. Her parents were Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and the Empress of Austria Maria Theresa. She was the sister of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor and Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Countess Lerchenfeld served as her governess as she was growing up. At fourteen, on the day of her marriage to Louis-Auguste, Dauphin of France, she became Dauphine de France. At the death of King Louis XV, in May 1774, her husband ascended the French throne as Louis XVI, and Marie Antoinette assumed the title of Queen of France and of Navarre. After seven years of marriage she gave birth to a daughter, Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte de France, the first of their four children. During the Reign of Terror, at the height of the French Revolution, Marie Antoinette's husband was deposed and the royal family was imprisoned. Marie Antoinette was tried, convicted of treason and executed by guillotine on 16 October 1793, nine months after her husband. In popular culture, the phrase "Let them eat cake" is often attributed to Marie Antoinette. However, there is a great deal of controversy as to whether it was she who actually said the quote.
