Here Marie Antoinette is shown at age 16, the year after her marriage.
Marie Antoinette
1771
Marie Antoinette was married to the French dauphin, Louis, in 1770, to help build ties between the Austrian empire and France.
Marie Antoinette, 1771, by Joseph Krantzinger
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