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How did Marie Antoinette effect people in French?

 Marie Antoinette was an Austrian princess born in Vienna, Austria, and was the daughter of Francis I, who was the Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa, the Austrian empress. When growing up, she was brought up spoiled, as people, especially, her parents thought she would be the Queen of France later when she grew up. In 1770, Antoinette, at the age of fifteen and Louis, at the age 16, married as a means of forming alliance between her and his family. Later, in 1774, she became the Queen of France when Louis ascended the throne as Louis XIV.

Even though people in the palace disliked her because of her Austrian background, since Austria used to be the enemy of France, many people welcomed Antoinette. Yet, the popularity among the public was soon going to be reversed as a result of her lavish lifestyle. As she started to spend money wastefully especially by gambling and shopping, she made people distrust her and dismayed. Also, when peasants were starving for food, Marie Antoinette, not caring much, ate extravagantly. Next, due to her squandering of money wastefully, additional debt was added on to the huge debt that was still to be paid. Finally, during the time of Enlightenment, where most people looked for reform, Antoinette usually rejected any reforms. These reasons played a crucial factor in the growing unpopularity of her.



Antoinette was one of the critical roles played in the French Revolution. She contributed to the upcoming of the French Revolution. The unpopularity of Antoinette caused many people to rebel. She also caused people to overthrow the monarchy in France and abolish monarchy, and later develop a system called republic. Later, after her husband, King Louis XIV of France died, she was later captured and was imprisoned. However, she was beheaded by the guillotine, being found guilty of debt and bringing disruption to France.

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