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Queen of France from 1774 to 1792

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Marie Antoinette: Queen of France from 1774 to 1792
Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution and the French First Republic. Marie Antoinette was the wife of Louis XVI. Born Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria, she was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She married Louis XVI, Dauphin of France, in May 1770 at age 14. She then became the Dauphine of France. On 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen.

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Rare 300-carat diamond necklace with links to Marie Antoinette fetches €4.5m in Geneva auction [Video]

Rare 300-carat diamond necklace with links to Marie Antoinette fetches €4.5m in Geneva auction

Composed of approximately 300 carats of old mine-cut diamonds, the historic piece was once worn during royal coronations and is rumoured to hold ties to the scandal that tainted Marie Antoinette’s..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:03Published
A rare 18th century 300-carat diamond with links to Marie Antoinette is going up for auction [Video]

A rare 18th century 300-carat diamond with links to Marie Antoinette is going up for auction

The historic piece, which was owned by the highest ranking of aristocracy and worn during at least two royal coronations, is part of auction chain Sotheby's 'Royal and Noble' sale in Geneva this..

Credit: euronews (in English)     Duration: 01:17Published

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