Definitions for "Marie Antoinette"
queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI) who was unpopular; her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along with her husband (1755-1793)
Maria Antonia Josefa Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen (November 2 1755 – October 16 1793), known to history as Marie Antoinette (pronounced ), was born an Archduchess of Austria, and later became Queen of France and Navarre. She was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa of Austria. She was married to Louis XVI of France at age 15, and was the mother of "lost dauphin" Louis XVII.
Marie Antoinette was a 1938 film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.