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Marie Antoinette was of Austrian descent; she was born in Vienna in 1755 to Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. As a member of the Habsburg dynasty, she was part of the European nobility, specifically of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Her marriage to Louis XVI of France in 1770 was intended to strengthen the alliance between Austria and France. Thus, while she was ethnically Austrian, her royal status placed her within the broader context of European aristocracy.

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