Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution.

Her
extravagant lifestyle and resistance to reform became a target for revolutionary
antipathy towards the monarchy.
Born an Austrian archduchess, she married the future Louis XVI at age 14 to seal an
alliance between the two countries. As Dauphine of France, she reveled in the
lavish indulgences of court life at Versailles and wielded considerable political
influence.
When Louis XVI became king in 1774, Marie Antoinette was blamed for his
indecisiveness and France's economic woes which allowed revolutionaries to stir up
anger towards the royals. Her famous remark "Let them eat cake" underscored her
perceived obliviousness to the people's suffering.
In 1789, after the Storming of the Bastille, the royal family was forced to Paris.
In 1793, they were imprisoned and Marie Antoinette was convicted of high treason in
a show trial. She maintained her dignity until her execution by guillotine on
October 16, 1793 at age 37.