Marie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna in Austria on the 2nd November 1755 to Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa, Austrian Empress.
She was an Archduchess of Austria and as with most royal daughters, Marie Antoinette was promised in marriage in order to build an alliance between her family and the family of her husband.
During 1770 Marie Antoinette at the age of fourteen married Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the throne, the grandson of King Louis XV of France and in doing so also become heir apparent to the throne of France.
At the death of King Louis XV in May 1774, her husband ascended the throne of France as King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette took the title of Queen of France and of Navarre.
The French people welcomed Marie Antoinette being charmed by her beauty and personality which contrasted with the withdrawn nature of her husband.
After the death of her mother in 1780 Marie became more extravagant leading to a growing resentment in the French people who became suspicious of her influence on the king with her Austrian ties.
Marie Antoinette gave birth to her first child, a daughter in 1778, and then two sons one in 1781 and one in 1785 a second daughter was born in July 1786 but died less then 12 months later in June 1787.
After a scandal in 1786 were she was accused of having an affair in order to obtain a diamond necklace she became further discredited and then after the storming of the Bastille in July, 1789 which would become the flashpoint for the French Revolution she become vilified due to her opposition to reforms, her lavish lifestyle and her infamous remark “Let them eat cake”, “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche”.
At the height of the French Revolution her unpopularity helped lead to the overthrow of Louis XVI when on the 10th August, 1792 Parisian’s stormed the Tuileries palace and imprisoned the royal family, what followed then was the establishment of the First French Republic.
Louis XVI was executed in January 1793, nine months later Marie Antoinette after being charged and convicted of treason was beheaded by the guillotine on October 16 of that year.
Clothes with Characterz now has back in stock the perfect historical ladies Marie Antoinette gothic style fancy dress costume, perfect for Halloween parties.
Comprising of a beautiful gothic style jacquard dress with black satin inset and attached underskirt with metallic buttons and collar with an attached choker, We have two dress sizes available small which covers sizes 8 to 10 and medium which covers sizes 10 to 14.
We also have available masquerade wigs in both light brown and white to finish the perfect costume.
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