The 14-year-old Marie Antoinette marries 15-year-old Louis-Auguste, who later becomes king of France.

Marie Antoinette

Queen of France from 1774 to 1792

Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution and the establishment of the French First Republic. She was the wife of Louis XVI. Born Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria, she was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa…

Louis XVI

King of France from 1774 to 1792

Louis XVI was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765. In 1770, he married Marie Antoinette. He became King…

France in the early modern period

The Kingdom of France in the early modern period, from the Renaissance to the Revolution (1789–1804), was a monarchy ruled by the House of Bourbon. This corresponds to the so-called Ancien Régime. The territory of France during this period increased until it included essentially…

May 16

Day of the year

May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 229 days remain until the end of the year.