Marie Antoinette Thesis Statement

Influential French Queen

Thesis Statement: Marie Antoinette is an influential person because she was only fourteen years old when she got married. She was also a teen idol and after she passed away a U.S city was named in honor of her. Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1755, in Vienna, Austria (Source 1). Marie Antoinette was the 15th out of 17 children from her mother (Source 1). Marie Antoinette’s parents were emperor Francis I and empress Maria Empress (Source 3). Marie Antoinette lived a childhood that was mainly carefree (Source 4). Her education was emblematic of an upper class girl (Source 1). She mainly learned how to act and how not to act when she was at school during her childhood (Source 1). France and Austria had been enemies for a long time, but when Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I were king and queen they made a treaty (Source 3). Marie Antoinette married Louis XVI to strengthen France and Austria's bond

(Source 3). She was 14 years old when she married Louis XVI(Source 2).

Marriage and Children
Marie Antoinette was escorted to France to get married by fifty-seven carriages
(Source 1).

She married Louis XVI in May of 1770(Source 1). She was very unhappy in her marriage(Source 4). He paid little to no attention to her(Source 4). Marie Antoinette was very unlucky to have to marry Louis XVI because he was a very distracted husband(Source 5). For seven years her marriage was unconsummated(Source 4).

In the 1770's Louis XVI's brothers might've inherited the throne if Marie Antoinette did not have a child soon(Source 2). In December 1778 Marie Antoinette gave birth to her first child, Marie Therese Charlotte(Source 2).In 1781, she gave birth to her first son, Louis Joseph, and later, she had her second son in 1785, named Louis XVII(Source 2).

In 1781, she gave birth to her first son, Louis Joseph, and later, she had her second son in 1785, named Louis XVII(Source 1).

Death and

Legacy
Marie Antoinette is interpreted as the representation of all the evils of a monarchy(Source 1). Marie Antoinette is ranked very highly for her fashion and beauty(Source 2). She died from the guillotine on October 16, 1793, in Paris, France(Source 2). She was put in "solitary confinement in the Concierge(Source 2)." The night before she was executed, she wrote a letter to her sister-in-law Elisabeth(Source 1). Her last letter to her said,"I am calm, as people are whose conscience is clear(Source 1).” Moments before she was executed, a priest was present and he told her to have courage(Source 1). She replied to him,"Courage? The moment when my ills are going to end is not the moment when courage is going to fail me(Source 1)."
Conclusion
Marie Antoinette was an influential person because she represents monarchy now. She had to get married at just 14 years old just because she was apart of the royal family. Imagine getting married at 14 years old because of your family. Her influence on the world influenced a small town in the U.S to name their city after her.