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Why was marie antoniette important?

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She was the wife of Louis XVI, and she was the queen during the French Revolution. She was Austrian; Her marriage to Louis XVI was part of an alliance with the Austrians, but this alliance was despised by both the French and Austrian people. Marie Antoinette was generally very unpopular during her time as queen, because she didn't have children for a long time after marrying and because she spent a lot of money during a time of famine. To the people, Marie Antoinette was a symbol of the luxury and frivolity of court life.

She was guillotined by the Republic of France several months after her husband's death.

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