Biography of Queen Marie Antoinette of France 1755-1793

Paternal Family Tree: Metx

Maternal Family Tree: Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress 1717-1780

On 14 Feb 1736 [her father] Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 27) and [her mother] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 18) were married. She the daughter of Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 51). He the son of Leopold Duke of Lorraine.

On 13 Sep 1745 [her father] Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 36) succeeded I Holy Roman Emperor. [her mother] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 28) by marriage Holy Roman Empress.

On 02 Nov 1755 Queen Marie Antoinette of France was born to Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 46) and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 38).

On 18 Aug 1765 [her father] Francis I Holy Roman Emperor (age 56) died.

1767. Martin van Meytens (age 71). Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 11).

1769. Joseph Ducreux Baron Ducreux (age 33). Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 13) sent to [her future husband] Louis XVI King France (age 14) before their wedding.

On 16 May 1770 Louis XVI King France (age 15) and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 53). They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.

On 10 May 1774 Louis XV King France (age 64) died of smallpox. His grandson [her husband] Louis XVI King France (age 19) succeeded XVI King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

1775. Jean-Baptiste-André Gautier-Dagoty (age 34). Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 19).

On 19 Dec 1778 [her daughter] Duchess Marie-Thérèse Duchess of Angoulême was born to [her husband] Louis XVI King France (age 24) and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 23).

On 29 Nov 1780 [her mother] Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress (age 63) died.

1783. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 27). Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 27) en chemise. This controversial portrait was considered by her critics to show improperly informal attire for a queen.

1785. Joseph Boze (age 38). Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 29).

On 27 Mar 1785 [her son] Louis XVII King France was born to [her husband] Louis XVI King France (age 30) and Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 29).

1788. Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (age 32). Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 32).

Execution of Louis XVI

On 21 Jan 1793 [her husband] Louis XVI King France (age 38) was guillotined in Paris [Map]. His son [her son] Louis XVII King France (age 7) de jure XVII King France: Capet Valois Bourbon.

On 16 Oct 1793 at 12:15 Queen Marie Antoinette of France (age 37) was guillotined at the Place de la Révolution. Her last words were "Pardonnez-moi, monsieur. Je ne l'ai pas fait exprès" or "Pardon me, sir, I did not do it on purpose" after she accidentally stepped on the executioners shoe.

Royal Ancestors of Queen Marie Antoinette of France 1755-1793

Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 19 Grand Daughter of Malcolm III King Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Daughter of Louis XII King France

Royal Descendants of Queen Marie Antoinette of France 1755-1793

Louis XVII King France x 1

Ancestors of Queen Marie Antoinette of France 1755-1793

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles "The Great" Lorraine III Duke Lorraine 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Claude Valois Duchess Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Nicolas Lorraine II Duke Lorraine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Charles V Duke of Lorraine 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Leopold Duke of Lorraine 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: Francis I Holy Roman Emperor 11 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Queen Marie Antoinette of France 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand of Spain II Holy Roman Emperor 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ferdinand King Bohemia III Holy Roman Emperor 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Wittelsbach V Duke Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Renata Lorraine Duchess Bavaria 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Leopold Habsburg Spain I Holy Roman Emperor 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philip "The Prudent" II King Spain 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip III King Spain 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Maria Anna of Spain Holy Roman Empress 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Charles Habsburg Spain II Archduke Austria 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret of Austria Queen Consort Spain 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maria Anna Wittelsbach 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: Charles Habsburg Spain VI Holy Roman Emperor 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Philipp Ludwig Count Palatine of Neuburg 11 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Wolfgang Wilhelm Count Palatine of Neuburg 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna of Cleves 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Philip William Elector Palatine 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Mother: Maria Theresa Habsburg Spain Holy Roman Empress 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England