Marie Antoinette Study Guide

How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI? (Arrived at Palace)

14

How old was Marie Antoinette when she died?

37

How old was Marie Antoinette when she became queen?

19

Where was Marie Antoinette from?

Austria

Who was the man (not her husband) that Marie Antoinette loved?

Count Axel Fersen

What was Marie Antoinette's Chateau called?

The Petit Trianon

What was the Affair of the Diamond Necklace?

In 1785, fortune hunter Jeanne de Lamotte Valois persuaded Cardinal De Rohan that she was a friend of the queen even though they had never met. Retaux de Villette forged letters purportedly from the queen telling the cardinal to buy a necklace of 657 diamonds costing 1.5 million francs at the time.

What was the verdict for the Affair of the Diamond Necklace?

The cardinal was innocent and Lamotte was sent to jail

What year did the French revolution start?

1789

What happened to Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France?

Died of tuberculosis in 1789

Why did 900 Parisian workers storm Bastille Prison on July 14, 1789

feared that the king would dissolve the National Assembly

Comte Honroe de Mirabeau

leader of anti-monarchist National Assembly and helped plan the flight to Varennes

When was the Women's March on Versailles?

October 5, 1789

What was the Women's March on Versailles?

When women stormed the Palace of Versailles and rioted because of there was a lack of bread and it had high prices and people thought they were hoarding it, they forced Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI to move to Paris

When was the Flight to Varennes?

20th June 1791

Who was the general that was going to lead a counterrevolution against France?

General Francois-Claude Bouille

What day was the French monarchy abolished and the Republic established?

September 21, 1792

What was Louis XVI's trial date?

December 26, 1792

What day did Louis the 16th die?

January 16, 1793

What Was The Carnation Plot?

Chevalier alexander de Rougeville gave her a note in two carnations saying he would try and rescue her

Why did her trial get moved up?

Antoine fouquier-tinville learned that loyalists were trying to free the ex-queen and moved her on Trial

How long was her trial?

32 hours

What was she convicted of?

making secret agreements with Austria and Prussia, shipping money abroad to Louis' two younger brothers in exile, and manipulating the king's foreign policy.

What did young Louis testify?

he had sex with his mother and aunt

What day was Marie Antoinette killed?

October 16, 1793

What happened to their son Louis Charles?

Louis Charles died in 1795 of tuberculosis

What happened to Fersen?

Became a trusted adviser to the Swedish king, he was beaten to death on June 20 of 1810 after being accused of poisoning the Swedish heir.

Who assumed the throne in 1814 after Napoleon's exile?

Louis the 18th

Where are Marie Antoinette and King Louis the 16th buried?

Saint-Denis Cathedral

What year did Marie Antoinette arrive at Versailles?

1770

What year did Marie Antoinette become queen?

1774

Who was Marie Antoinette's mother?

Maria Theresa of Austria

Who was Marie Antoinette's brother?

Joseph II

What was the Flight to Varennes?

When the monarch family attempted to flee france to Austria, failed because of a coin

How old was Marie Antoinette when she became queen?

19

When was Marie Antoinette born?

November 2, 1755

How old was Marie Antoinette when she was pledge to be married?

10

How many gowns per year did she buy?

300

What did Marie do to celebrate convincing Louis to get a vaccine?

Diamond Bracelets and created a symbol of snake in an olive tree

What happened in May of 1789

France went bankrupt

What instrument did Marie Antoinette play?

Harp