16 mayo 1770 año - Louis 16th and Marie Antionette married
Descripción:
Louis: age 15
Marie Antionette: age 14
his second cousin once removed
daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor
hostility from the French public.
France's alliance with Austria had pulled the country into the disastrous Seven Years' War
in which it was defeated by the British
MA seen as "unwelcome foreigner"
For the young couple, the marriage was initially amiable but distant.
failed to consummate union until 1777.
Over time, the couple became closer
No children = strain upon their marriage
publication of obscene pamphlets (libelles) mocking their infertility.
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16 mayo 1770 año
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