1. Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI

2. Marie Antoinette

3. Background 1755-1793 Born an Austrian Archduchess
Married Louis XVI at age 14
Became queen of France four years later

4. Reign Appointed friends to positions of power
Spent enormous amounts of money on diamonds, gambling and clothes
Gave birth to a boy in 1781 (Louis Joseph)
Had a small village at Versailles

7. People resented the fact that she was Austrian and spent money lavishly
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI decide to stay at Versailles, even after the Bastille falls
People thought she said “Let them eat cake” upon hearing about the suffering of peasants (never said it)

8. A mob storms Versailles in October of 1789
Rumors had spread that Versailles was holding all of the grain
She and Louis XVI are forced to reside at the Tuileries (pronounced “twooleries”)
She will try to escape in 1791, but will fail and will be a prisoner here until 1793

9. 1783
1793

10. She is put on trial for conspiring with other countries
Her brother was Leopold II, Habsburg Emperor
Found guilty of treason and sentenced to death
On Oct 16th, she was paraded around Paris for an hour and finally executed

11. Louis XVI

12. Reign Loved at first, but resented for his indecisiveness
His indecisiveness allowed Marie Antoinette to make most of the decisions
Still acts as king, even though under house arrest at Tuileries

13. Tuileries

14. Tries to escape to Austria in 1791, but captured
The Brunswick Manifesto is intercepted July 25th, 1792
This said that Prussia would punish France if the royal family was harmed

15. The Brunswick Manifesto is taken as proof that Louis is collaborating with foreign countries
Louis is arrested August 13th and France is declared a Republic on Sept. 21st
Louis was accused of high treason and sentenced to death (Jan. 1793)

17. Timeline Must have 10 events from French Revolution
Need four pictures, color and a title
This will be graded and will come in handy next week

18. Writing Assignment
Pretend you are on the jury for the trials of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
You must determine two things
Are they guilty?
If they are guilty, what should their sentence be
You need 10 sentences total