Who were Marie Antoinette's husbands?

On May 7, 1770, the 14-year-old royal bride was delivered to the French on an island in the middle of the Rhine River, and a grand procession escorted the archduchess to the Palace of Versailles. read more

Marie Antoinette had one husband: Louis XVI. She married him in April of 1770 and became the dauphine of France. She later became the Queen of France when Louis' father died and he was crowned king. read more

Others involved were Nicole Legay, alias baronne d'Oliva, a prostitute who happened to look like Marie Antoinette; Rétaux de Villette, a forger; Alessandro Cagliostro, an Italian adventurer; and the comte de La Motte, Jeanne de Valois' husband. read more

Although Marie Antoinette initially condescended to her husband, she eventually developed a genuine fondness for him. For his part, Louis was completely devoted to her and never took a mistress, exhibiting a restraint virtually unheard of in an 18th-century French king. read more