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Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette was born in Nov.2.1755. She was the youngest and most beautiful daugher of Emperor Francis I and Maria Therersa. She was raised to become the queen of France. In 1770 she married the French sauphin (crown prince) who later became known as King Louis XVI and Marie became queen. Marie became very unpopular and was blamed for the corruption of the French court. She lavished mone on court favorites and paid no attention to Frence's financial crisis. During the Revolution tragedy struck against Marie,her and her husband (Louis XVI) were virtual prisioners. Later on her eldest son died, he was subjected to abuse by the family jailers and later died,supposedly of Tuberculosis and malnutrition. After this the French Revolution started. After Louis XVI had promised to accept the new constitution htat limited his powers. Marie worked to get aid from abroad, and, when war with Austria and Prussia came in 1792, she passed military secrets on to the enemy. The people suspected such treson. On august 10 1792, they threw the royal family into prision ending the monarchy. After the imprisonment Marie was executed without proof of the crimes for which she was accused, she died in Oct. 16 1793.

.(Marie Antoinette)

Empress Josephine

Josephine became crowned empress of France in 1804. She married to Vicomte Alexandre de Beauharnais at the age of 17. They had a son, Eugene and a daughter, Hortense. Vicomte was one of the last victims of the Terror of the French Revolution. Josephine was arrested because she was to close to counter-revolutionary financial circles,she later on escaped from prision. Josephine became really friendly with Vicomte de Barras. He was a goverment leader. Vicomte de Barras helped Josephine, he got some of her husband's property, and later on she became the leader of Paris society. It was at Barra's house Josephine meet Napoleon, they immedietly fell in love and married in 1796. Napoleon and Josephine had no children, in 1809 Napoleon was afraid that he might die without a son, and that the empire would crash. He finally decided he would divorse Josephine.

(Empress Josephine)

Charlotte Corday

Charlotte Corday was born on July 27,1768 in Normady France. She was a French patriot,she had obtained a interview with Jean-Paul Marat a redical leader of the French Revolution while taking a bath ,she stabbed him in his heart several times with a bread knife on july 13,1793. Se was tried in Revolutionary Court and on July 17 she was guillotined.

(Charlotte Corday)

Clarie Lacombe

Born in France on Agust 1765-?, she was known as "Red Rosa". Was an actress in her early life, but is best known for her contribution during the French Revolution. Lacombe was a female revolutionary and founding member of the 'Republican Revolutionary society." On Agust 10,1792 Lacombe fought during the storming of sthe Tuileries.While fighting she was shot throught the arm,but she kept fighting despite that. In April of 1793 Lacombe and another female revolutionary, Pauline Leon organized the club the "Republican Revolutionary Society." <span style="color: #451fff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lacombe started loosing her friends. She was considering returning returning to the theater,but insted she was arrested. For over 16 months she was moved from prison to prison. When Lacombe was realesed in 1795, she went back to the theater, but quit again after three months. Lacombe disappered without a trace after <span style="color: #451fff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1798.

<span style="color: #451fff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> (Claire Lacombe)

<span style="color: #520052; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Olympe de Gouges

<span style="color: #520052; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">In keeping with these principles, revolutionary leaders adopted the expression "Liberty,Equality,Fraternity" as their slogan. Such sentiments, however,did not apply to everyone. When writter Olympe de Gouges published a declaration of rights for women, her ideas were rejected. Later, in 1793 she was declared an enemy of the Revolution and Executed.

( Olympe de Gouges)