Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette, Archduchess of Austria, was born to Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I in the Hofburg Palace.

Marie Antoinette starts her formal education, including languages, music, and etiquette, at the Imperial Court in Vienna.

Marie Antoinette is engaged to Louis-Auguste, the Dauphin of France, as part of a political alliance between Austria and France.

Marie Antoinette marries Louis-Auguste, the Dauphin of France, in a lavish ceremony at the Palace of Versailles.

Upon the death of Louis XV, Marie Antoinette's husband becomes King Louis XVI, making her the Queen of France.

Marie Antoinette gives birth to her first child, Marie-Thérèse, at the Palace of Versailles, ending years of public scrutiny about her inability to produce an heir.

Marie Antoinette gives birth to her second child, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, at the Palace of Versailles.

Marie Antoinette sponsors the construction of the Hameau de la Reine, a rustic retreat at Versailles, and supports various artists and musicians.

Marie Antoinette gives birth to her third child, Louis Charles, at the Palace of Versailles.

Marie Antoinette is implicated in the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, a scandal that further tarnishes her reputation and that of the monarchy.

The French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille. Marie Antoinette and her family are increasingly isolated and under threat.

Marie Antoinette and her family attempt to flee France but are captured at Varennes and returned to Paris under house arrest.

The monarchy is abolished, and the royal family is imprisoned in the Temple Prison. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette are stripped of their titles.

Marie Antoinette's husband, King Louis XVI, is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Révolution, leaving her a widow and her son the titular King Louis XVII.

Marie Antoinette is tried and convicted of treason. She is executed by guillotine in the Place de la Révolution, marking the end of her life and the monarchy she represented.