28 moments

1. Birth at the Hofburg

   1755-11-02 · Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria

   

   Marie Antoinette was born as Archduchess Maria Antonia in the Habsburg imperial residence in Vienna.

2. Meeting Mozart at Schönbrunn

   1762-10-13 · Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria

   As a child, Maria Antonia met the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the imperial summer residence.

3. Proxy marriage

   1770-04-19 · Augustinian Church, Vienna, Austria

   

   Maria Antonia married the Dauphin Louis Auguste by proxy before leaving Austria for France.

4. First meeting with Louis Auguste

   1770-05-14 · Forest of Compiègne, Hauts-de-France, France

   

   After her arrival in France, Marie Antoinette met her future husband at the edge of the forest of Compiègne. Coordinates represent the Forest of Compiègne rather than an identified meeting point.

5. Ceremonial wedding

   1770-05-16 · Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

   

   Marie Antoinette's ceremonial marriage to the Dauphin was held at the principal royal palace.

6. First official appearance in Paris

   1773-06-08 · Paris, France

   

   As dauphine, Marie Antoinette made a highly successful first official public appearance in Paris. The source identifies Paris but not a more specific venue.

7. Granted the Petit Trianon

   1774-05-24 · Petit Trianon, Versailles, France

   Shortly after becoming queen, Marie Antoinette received the Petit Trianon from Louis XVI and made it a principal private retreat. The grant establishes her presence at the royal residence contextually, but does not specify a ceremonial handover location.

8. Meeting Joseph II

   1777-04-18 · Château de la Muette, Paris, France

   Marie Antoinette met her brother, Emperor Joseph II, during his incognito visit to France.

9. Birth of Marie-Thérèse

   1778-12-19 · Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

   Marie Antoinette gave birth to her first surviving child, Marie-Thérèse Charlotte, at Versailles. The source states the child's birthplace; Marie Antoinette's presence follows directly from her giving birth.

10. Amateur performances

    1780-01-01 · Théâtre de la Reine, Versailles, France

    Marie Antoinette began taking part in amateur theatrical and musical productions created for her private court circle. The source supports year-level precision only.

11. Musical gatherings

    1783-01-01 · Petit appartement de la reine, Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France

    

    The queen held private musical gatherings at her Versailles apartments and theatre during the period when her private cultural patronage became prominent. The passage is undated; 1783 is used as the surrounding article chronology and is therefore approximate.

12. Purchase of Saint-Cloud

    1784-10-24 · Château de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, France

    Louis XVI purchased Saint-Cloud in Marie Antoinette's name as a residence for her expanding family. The purchase documents her association with the residence, but the quoted wording does not explicitly describe her attendance on the purchase date.

13. House arrest at the Tuileries

    1789-10-01 · Tuileries Palace, Paris, France

    Following the October Days, the royal family was compelled to leave Versailles and live under guard in Paris. The movement occurred on 5 October 1789; month precision is used because the quoted text does not give the family's arrival date separately.

14. Secret meeting with Mirabeau

    1790-07-03 · Château de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, France

    Marie Antoinette privately met Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, Comte de Mirabeau, while the royal family was permitted to spend the summer at Saint-Cloud.

15. Fête de la Fédération

    1790-07-14 · Champ de Mars, Paris, France

    The royal couple returned to Paris for the national commemoration of the fall of the Bastille; Marie Antoinette presented the Dauphin to the crowd.

16. Renewed confinement

    1791-01-01 · Tuileries Palace, Paris, France

    Following the Varennes episode, Marie Antoinette and the royal family remained under round-the-clock National Guard surveillance in the Tuileries. The source supports year-level dating after the June 1791 return.

17. Prevented from leaving for Easter mass

    1791-04-18 · Tuileries Palace, Paris, France

    A crowd and National Guard blocked Marie Antoinette and her family from departing Paris for Saint-Cloud, underscoring their confinement. The source states Paris rather than the departure point; Tuileries Palace is the royal family's documented place of confinement.

18. Arrest at Varennes

    1791-06-21 · Varennes-en-Argonne, Grand Est, France

    

    The attempted escape ended when the royal family was stopped and arrested at Varennes-en-Argonne.

19. Departure in the flight to Varennes

    1791-06-21 · Tuileries Palace, Paris, France

    

    Marie Antoinette left Paris with the royal family in an attempted escape toward Montmédy. The flight began during the night of 20–21 June; 21 June is the article's stated date for the escape attempt.

20. Journey through Chaintrix

    1791-06-21 · Chaintrix-Bierges, Grand Est, France

    

    During the attempted flight, Marie Antoinette gave silver dishes to a local official while the royal party passed through Chaintrix. The source places this event during the 21 June 1791 flight; coordinates are representative of the modern commune.

21. Passage through Sainte-Menehould

    1791-06-21 · Sainte-Menehould, Grand Est, France

    

    The postmaster at Sainte-Menehould recognized Louis XVI as the fleeing royal party travelled toward Varennes. Marie Antoinette's presence is supported by the immediately preceding identification of the travelling royal family; the quoted sentence itself names only the King.

22. Return under guard

    1791-06-25 · Tuileries Palace, Paris, France

    Marie Antoinette returned to Paris under escort after the failed flight, after which the family's Tuileries confinement became still stricter. The linked article dates the guarded return to Paris to 25 June 1791; the precise arrival point is represented by the Tuileries, their documented confinement residence.

23. Mob invasion of the Tuileries

    1792-06-20 · Tuileries Palace, Paris, France

    

    Marie Antoinette faced a revolutionary mob that entered the Tuileries, insulted her, and threatened her life.

24. Refuge at the Legislative Assembly

    1792-08-10 · Salle du Manège, Paris, France

    

    During the insurrection of 10 August, the royal family fled the threatened Tuileries and sought refuge with the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly met at the Salle du Manège; coordinates represent that meeting place.

25. Imprisonment in the Temple

    1792-08-13 · Temple Prison, Paris, France

    

    Three days after the Tuileries insurrection, Marie Antoinette and her family were imprisoned in the Temple tower. Coordinates mark the former Temple tower site.

26. Separation from Louis Charles

    1793-07-03 · Temple Prison, Paris, France

    

    While imprisoned at the Temple, Marie Antoinette fought unsuccessfully to prevent the removal of her son Louis Charles. The preceding and following text identifies the Temple as her place of imprisonment.

27. Transfer to the Conciergerie

    1793-08-01 · Conciergerie, Paris, France

    

    Marie Antoinette was removed from the Temple and placed alone in a Conciergerie cell as Prisoner no. 280.

28. Execution at the Place de la Révolution

    1793-10-16 · Place de la Concorde, Paris, France

    

    After conviction by the Revolutionary Tribunal, Marie Antoinette was taken from the Conciergerie and guillotined at the Place de la Révolution. The execution site was then called Place de la Révolution and is now Place de la Concorde.