Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette

1. Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette By: Katelyn Mininger Partner #2

2. I. Historical View A. Louis XVI himself contributed to the fall of the French Monarchy 1. He failed to understand the Revolutionary forces at work in France 2. Louis was indecisive 3. Was easily influenced 4. Lacked strength to support reforming ministers against the hostility of the Queen B. Louis failed to support minister 1. In 1787, Calonne, like several of his predecessors, concluded that the only solution for the growing deflict was to tax the privileged groups 2. Louis minister resigned C. By 1778, France was on the verge of bankrupt 1. Pressure mounted on Louis XVI to convoke the Estates General Louis XVI And another picture

3. II. Marie Antoinette Biography A. Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1775 in Vienna, Austria 1. She died on October 16, 1793 in Paris, France 2. She moved to France to marry Louis XVI 3. She was the Queen B. Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI 1. She got married in France in 1770 2. Shortly after Marie was married her mother died in 1780 3. She led a more extravagant lifestyle of frivolous amusement and eventually became an object of deep resentment C. On 1778, Marie gave birth to a baby girl 1. She also gave both too two boys in 1781 and 1785 D. On October 16, 1793 Marie Antoinette was found guilty and sentenced to a public execution 1. She met her death, confident that she was innocent but turned out she wasn’t Marie Antoinette The Execution