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Summary: Marie was born November 2, 1755 as Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringenborn. She was 19 when she became the queen of France. With the French government in tremendous debt and in need of bread, Marie was still gambling and buy expensive things. The French began to dislike Marie even more. On July 14, 1789 a mob of Parisian citizens took control of the Bastille Prison in Paris. This marked the beginning of the French Revolution. In the following months angry citizens of Paris mobbed the Palace of Versailles and forced the royal family to Paris. During this time of revolution the Queen became the most hated member of the Royal family and was often viewed as “the Austrian woman.”
After an attempted escape from France that turned wrong, the royal family was held captive for several years until they were put on trial for treason. After Marie Antoinette’s short and unfair trial she was condemned to death. Marie Antoinette was beheaded on October 16th, 1793 at the Place de la Concorde in Paris.