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October 16 Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, Marie Antoinette death

The last queen of France, known for her words, "Let them eat cake", was executed in 1793 at the age of 37. She was born an archduchess of Austria and was the pnultimate child and the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I.

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