Emilia Schüle and Louis Cunningham talk Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI’s unconventional marriage, the pressures on both the young royals, and more.

Marie Antoinette has been portrayed as the spendthrift wife who meddled in the political affairs of her weak-willed husband, Louis XVI. But she was also a devoted mother to her four children ...

Six years later, during the 1830 Revolution, her husband briefly became King Louis XIX when his father abdicated. Like her mother before her, Marie-Thérèse became queen.

Louis Cunningham plays the handsome Louis XVI in the new PBS series ‘Marie Antoinette.’ Here’s what to know about this breakout star.

Antoinette, who was born the Archduchess of Austria before becoming France’s final queen, moved to Versailles at age 14 to marry her future husband and king, Louis XVI.

Immerse yourself into the world of Versailles’ lavish decor, opulent dresses , and palace gossip as Marie Antoinette returns to PBS for Season 2. After… ...

Why Marie Antoinette’s Reputation Changes With Each Generation A new television series portrays the French queen as a feminist, drawing criticism from historians ...

Nine months after the execution of her husband, the former King Louis XVI of France, Marie Antoinette was sent to the guillotine on October 16, 1793. She was just 37 years old.

Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship Open in new tab -Versailles, one of the grandest royal palaces in the world. In 1789, it was home to King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette.

Marie Antoinette’s fascinating life Antoinette was married to the grandson of the then-King of France, Louis XV, when she was just a young teen, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

Louis did not seem to need sex. Marie Antoinette’s enemies threw women at him, but he ignored them. Autism also explains how the king could know about the queen’s affair and not put a stop to it.

Born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, Archduchess of Austria, the woman known as Marie Antoinette became Queen of France and Navarre on May 10, 1774. Her marriage to Louis-Auguste was designed to ...