Early Life - Louis XVI
Early Life- Marie Antoinette
Personal Life and Ruling
French Revolution
Potpourri
100
Louis was born August 28th 1754. True or False
False, he was born on August 23rd 1754
100
Marie was born November 2nd, 1755. True or False?
True
100
When did Louis and Marie get married?
1770
100
The King and Queen were forced to move from Versailles to where?
Paris
100
Why did it take so many years after marriage to conceive a child?
Louis was not interested in sleeping with Marie and had a painful dysfunction.
200
Louis could speak what two languages fluently?
Italian and English
200
What were two of the main focuses of her education?
Manners, Dance, Music and Appearance
200
How many years after marriage did it take for them to have a child?
Eight years
200
What happened when the royal family attempted to escape to safety?
They were caught and brought back to Paris
200
What famous line did Marie Antoinette supposedly say when the french citizens could no longer afford bread?
"Let them eat cake"
300
Name two of the three activities Louis enjoy in his free time?
Hunting, Wrestling and Locksmithing
300
In 1770 Marie became the ______ of France?
Dauphin
300
When did Louis and Marie become the King and Queen of France?
1774
300
How was Louis XVI killed?
Guillotine
300
How long after Louis death was Marie killed?
Nine months
400
Name two classes Louis enjoyed while growing up?
Latin, History, Geography and Astronomy
400
Where was Marie Antoinette from?
Austria
400
What did Marie mainly spend money on?
Clothing and Jewelry for herself.
400
How was Marie Antoinette killed?
Guillotine
400
In Louis early years as king what did he focus on?
Religious uniformity and foreign policy
500
Louis tutors provided him with what type of skills?
Bad interpersonal skills
500
Marie Antoinette was an only child. True or False?
False
500
Where did Louis provide money to which heightened France's Economic Problems?
American Revolution
500
What caused the storming of the Bastille Prison
French Citizens angry with king, thought he was going to try to suppress the assembly.
500
What happened after Louis attempted to escape from Paris?
He lost all credibility as a monarch
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