1789
Arrest of Marie-Antoinette
Marie-Antoinette was placed under House arrest in the Tuileries.
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Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution
Queen of France, political symbol and revolutionary prisoner. This page combines historical context with 8 matching records drawn directly from the World History Database French Revolution archive.
Historical context
Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution: overview and significance
What happened?
Marie Antoinette, Austrian-born queen of France, became a powerful symbol in revolutionary political culture. She was associated by critics with court expenditure, foreign influence and resistance to revolutionary change, and after the fall of the monarchy she was imprisoned, tried and executed in October 1793.
Why was it important?
Her changing public image illustrates the Revolution's political culture as well as the collapse of the Bourbon monarchy. The archive records connect her to constitutional conflict, Varennes, imprisonment and the fate of the royal family.
World History Database records
Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution timeline
The records below are selected from the 814-record French Revolution archive using this page's subject criteria and are ordered chronologically.
1789
1789
Constitution of France
Forces Louis to oppose the abolition of feudalism and the restricting of Royal powers.
1789
Estates General
Marie-Antoinette opposed the summoning of the Estates General.
1789
Feudalism
Forces Louis to oppose the abolition of feudalism and the restricting of Royal powers.
1793
1793 2nd August
Arrest of Marie-Antoinette
Imprisoned in the Rue de Paris until 16th October.
1793 16th October
Death of Marie-Antoinette
The execution of Marie-Antoinette by the Guillotine. Death of Marie-Antoinette, executed by the guillotine.
1793 16th October
Execution
Marie-Antoinette was executed by guillotine.
1793
Arrest of Marie-Antoinette
Marie-Antoinette was arrested alongside her husband, Louis XVI, and children.
Editorial provenance
Sources and editorial review
Compiled and edited by World History Database
Historical context is editorial material; the chronology is generated from the World History Database French Revolution records.
Last reviewed: September 2026.
Reference points: Assemblée nationale — Révolution française · Archives nationales — 1789
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