Marie Antoinette: Meaning and Definition of

Ma•rie An•toi•nette

Pronunciation: (mu-rē' an"twu-net', an"tu- Fr. ma-rē' än-twa-net'), [key]
— (Joséphe Jeanne Marie Antoinette)
  1. 1755–93, queen of France 1774–93: wife of Louis XVI; executed in the French Revolution (daughter of Maria Theresa; sister of Joseph II, Leopold II).
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