Kamis, 20 Oktober 2011

Marie Antoinette Marriage to Louis | suhadahanum

Marie Antoinette Marriage to Louis suhadahanum
Marrriage to Louis: 1770 – 1793
The events leading to her eventual betrothal to the Dauphin of France began in 1765, when her father, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, died of a stroke in August, leaving Maria Theresa to co-rule with her elder son and heir, the Emperor Joseph II. By that time, marriage arrangements for several of Maria Antonia’s sisters had begun: the Archduchess Maria Josepha was betrothed to King Ferdinand of Naples, and one of the remaining eligible archduchesses was tentatively set to marry Don Ferdinand of Farma. The purpose of these marriages was to cement the various complex allian…
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