Marie Antoinette was married to Louis XVI the Dauphin and crown prince of France at the age of only 14 years old. She was the 15th daughter, princess and archduchess of Maria Theresa, empress of Austria. Yeah this is getting pretty formal for now I know. So when she married, she was a young beauty who was very free and relaxed living in Austria without much care… I mean being the 15th daughter you can’t really expect for too much.
However that was not the case. She was married to the monarchy of the most powerful nation in Europe at the time. She was a young, free living, and innocent girl at the time with the most lavish and prestigious wedding ceremony. But the peak of her enchanted life would come later after the King Louis XV died. She would become queen of France, the most powerful of Europe, at the age of 18 years old. Still a teenager when she became queen, she was very dissatisfied with her marriage because the kind was very shy and awkward though he loved her and not only that but he was un-able to have a sexual relationship since he was still younger. She started spending lavishly on her own interests and close friends that she made. She was tired of the formal etiquette and many were offended by this.
She started engaging in her personal interests such as night life, fashion, theatre and through all this many rumours were spread about her and other relationships she had through much flirting. One major person in these relationships was Ferson Von Axel whom she spent much time with.
In the end people rebelled and she refused to give up her position nor did she accept the revolution. She did have 4 children, two who had died including the next heir. Once she was executed for influencing the king and being the center of all the turmoils (especially financially), she was beheaded and her severed head was held up high for all to see.
In the end she was raised in a free living careless environment as a child with attention from all for her beauty and innocence but later was burdened suddenly with such a large weight of becoming queen of the most power country in Europe, forced into a strict manner of etiquette and duties, faced with personal interests and desires and dissatisfaction with her marriage with king louis. Once becoming more mature she was ridiculed for being unable to produce an heir and for having many sexual relations with other one being a women who tried bringing her down through these rumours influencing and causing the Diamond Necklace Incident using a prostitute who looked like Marie Antoinette. After bearing 4 children, 2 had died of diseases not to include her miscarriages. Once the rebellion had grown to its peak she had grown firm in her position and was even further ridiculed.
In general Marie Antoinette stood firm to the end even to her death but was quite a misunderstood person. Being under so much pressure from a young age with enemies all around. Some wonder if she had ever known true happiness in her life after marrying into the french monarchy.
