Marie+Antoinette

=﻿MARIE ANTOINETTE by Morgan Darling=

__**-Marriage to Louis XVI**__ -diamond necklace affair -planned to escape France and go to [|Montmédy] but was found and the royal family was taken back to Paris
 * On first impression, French people were easily charmed by her beauty and personality
 * at Court the marriage was controversial due to long-standing tensions between Austria ( where she was from) and France
 * Louis uninterested in her
 * to make up for lack of affection from husband and criticism from mother, Antoinette spent much time on gambling, clothing, and jewelry
 * __-Politics/Reign__**
 * had little political influence with husband due to Louis's anti-austrian opinions
 * Extravagant spender even though tremendous debt incurred by France during the Seven Years' War
 * Austrian background seemed to reaffrim Franco-Austrian Alliance
 * Public had a frivolous opinion of her
 * Public had a frivolous opinion of her
 * Turned Anti-Austrian politically
 * __-French Revolution__**
 * Assassintation threats
 * failed escape plan
 * France declared war on Austria which made Marie seem like an enemy
 * committee of public safety decided she needed to be guillotined

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