Maria Elisabeth of Austria was born on 13 August 1743 as the sixth but fourth surviving child of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Empress Maria Theresa. Her youngest sister would be the tragic Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. As a child, her day was strictly structured. All the children began their day at 7.30 [read more]
Marie Antoinette had been separated from her son in early July 1793 while the family was still imprisoned in the Temple. She remained with her sister-in-law Madame Élisabeth and her daughter Marie Thérèse until she was moved to the Conciergerie in the early hours of 2 August 1793. The security around the move had been [read more]
Since their failed attempt at fleeing, Marie Antoinette, her husband, children, and sister-in-law were being kept under strict guard in the Tuileries. On 20 June 1792, a terrifying mob was allowed into the gardens of the palace by the National Guard. They carried pikes and hatchets and eventually broke into the palace itself. They made [read more]
Just two days after meeting him for the first time, Marie Antoinette married the future King Louis XVI of France in person. On 16 May 1770, the ceremony took place at the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles. Marie Antoinette arrived at Versailles from La Muette at 9.30 in the morning, not yet dressed [read more]
Read part one here. Maria Christina and her sister would not see each other for quite some time, but there was no love lost. Maria Christina and her husband focused on creating a cultural court, and they also began collecting art. Unfortunately, although they had been promised the governorship of the Austrian Netherlands, they had [read more]
After her proxy wedding, Marie-Antoinette left Vienna on 21 April at nine in the morning. The hour had been planned deliberately early to avoid an emotional scene. Nevertheless, her mother held her again and again. Finally, she said, “Farewell, my dearest child, a great distance will separate us… Do so much good to the French [read more]
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