Marie Antoinette was an Austrian princess born in Vienna, Austria. Her birth name was Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, but many simply called her Marie Antoinette. His mother, Marie-Thérèse, was head of state. Marie-Thérèse had all the power and for this reason she was a little firm with her children. Her husband, Mary's father, Francis I was just a character without much else. Her position closely resembles that of the first lady of the United States. Marie was the fifteenth child of Maria and Francis. Marie was also the youngest daughter and was both adored and ignored. She was given everything she wanted and her education was left alone because her mother thought that Mary being the youngest and with so many people before her, Mary would never be used for anything. This was before smallpox struck, decimating many of the sisters before Marie. The agreement was that of Marie's children for one of Louis XV's children. After the deaths of children on both sides of the agreement, Mary and Louis XVI remained. At the age of 14, Marie learned that she had to travel from her home in France to marry a man she had never met. She was shipped to France, accompanied by two of her friends. They arrived at the designated place on the border and found a long tent stretching from Austria to France. Her friends were turned away and Marie cried. They stripped Marie of everything and she, completely naked, had to continue to lower the tent to be dressed on the French side with clothes and accessories made in France. She was then put in a carriage to be taken further down and greeted by her new family. Louis XVI was shy and did not meet her as gracefully as usual and his father noticed her figure and approved. Marie Antoin...... middle of paper...... sedated, and killed for doing nothing other than being herself. She came to the throne at such a young age and for that she endured hardships beyond those of any ordinary marriage. Marie Antoinette is someone who has long since disappeared from people's minds, but for some she is and always will be "Madame Déficit", a nickname she acquired during her reign. Works Cited Boyer, M. (2006). The private estate of Marie-AntoinetteCampan, Jeanne. (2009). The private life of Marie-Antoinette. History Pr Ltd. Erickson, C. (2004). On the scaffold: the life of Marie-Antoinette. Griffin. Fraser, Antonia. (2002). Marie Antoinette: The Journey. Anchor. Lever, Giroux. (2000). Marie Antoinette: a biography. Farrar Straus & Giroux.Marie Antoinette – A biography 1999, Marie Antoinette online, consulted 12/02/2011, .