Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette Josepha Johana was born November 2, 1755, in Vienna, Austria. She later died October 16, 1793, at age 37. She was said to be the youngest and prettiest daughter in the family. At only age 14 the Dauphin of France, Louis Auguste. After the death of Louis the fourth her husband became king of France, thus making her the queen. After seven loving years of marriage she had her first child/daughter, Marie Therese Charlotte, three more to come.(total of four children) The French started to dis-like her, because of her Austrian heir.
After years of being queen her and her family where accused of disguising information with, "the Enemy." On August 10, 1792, her and her family where arrested and imprisoned for suspicion of sharing information. Finally on January 21, 1793, her husband was pleaded guilty and put to death by execution. During her last days of captivity she was treated very un-kindly. Someone murdered her best friend and put the head on a pike to stumble in front of the queen. They took her children away, and only the oldest, Marie Therese was the only to survive.
Finally on October 16, 1793, she joined her husband and three youngest children in death when she was executed. She was known to be a brave and hated queen of France. She had many quotes and one of my favorite is when she was being held in prison and said, "Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?" I like this quote because it shows how brave she was about her last moments. My last favorite quote of hers is, "I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long." That quote shows how little she was left with when she was killed. I think we can all look up to her bravery and how well she handled her sadness and loses.
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