Marie Antoinette

A royal female child of the eighteenth century had only two things to accomplish. The first was to ensure her parents throne by going along with an arranged marriage to a foreign royal. The second was to have a son to ensure the unity of the two families futures. Maria Antonia, later known as Marie Antoinette, was born Archduchess of Austria. She was born in 1755 and died 1793. Growing up Antonia’s life in Austria was pretty formal behind the scenes. Her parents were one of the few who actually married for love. So this already placed high expectations of marriage in her young mind. She saw how well her parents ruled and got along together. Antonia’s childhood came to an end quickly, at the age of 14, when her mother arranged for her to marry Louis XVI. This marriage represented the alliance between Austria and France.
In 1770 Maria was on her way to meet her soon-to-be husband. The two were married on neutral ground. Maria and Louis had a similar idea of the marriage. Both of th...