Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

Marie Antoinette
Queen of France
1755 - 1793
Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it
at the moment when my sufferings are to end?
--Marie Antoinette
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Marie Antoinette was born November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria. She was the youngest and most beautiful daughter of Francis I and Maria Theresa, Emperor and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Marie Antoinette was brought up believing her destiny was to become queen of France. She married the crown prince of France in 1770. Four years late…