Marie Antoinette of Austria

Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France and Navarre before the French Revolution.

She was born as Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria and became the Dauphine of France by marriage to Louis Auguste, the heir to the throne in 1770.

Early Life
Maria Antonia was born on 2 November 1755 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. She was the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, ruler of the Habsburg Empire, and her husband Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Her godparents were Joseph I and Mariana Victoria, King and Queen of Portugal; Archduke Joseph and Archduchess Maria Anna acted as proxies for their newborn sister. Maria Antonia was born on All Souls Day, which was a day when Catholics mourned their dead, and everything was black. Therefore, it would make sense during her childhood to celebrate her birthday on the eve of it, which was All Saints Day, where everything was white and gold. Shortly after her birth she was placed under the care of the governess of the imperial children, Countess von Brandeis. Maria Antonia was raised together with her sister, Maria Carolina, who was three years older, and with whom she had a lifelong close relationship. Maria Antonia had a difficult but ultimately loving relationship with her mother, who referred to her as "the little Madame Antoine".

Dauphine of France
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