Why was King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette married?

Answer 1

Marie Antoinette married Louis XVI (not xiv) after her parents who were the the leaders of the Holy Roman Empire, and his Grandfather (king Louis XV) arranged their marriage. It was a marriage of convenience for the purposes of joining alliances not for love as the two had never met until after they had already been married by proxy.

Answer 2

It was an arranged marriage that Maria Theresa (the mother of Marie Antoinette and Empress of Austria) and Louis XV (the grandfather of Louis XVI and King of France) arranged. Austria and France had been long time enemies and Maria Theresa and Louis XV thought it might do good to their relationship to have their countries united by a marriage of their (grand-)children.

Answer 3

In April 1770 she got married to Louis Auguste Dauphin of France. Louis her husband ascended the throne upon his death.

Marie was born November 2nd 1755. She died on October 16 1793 she was only 37 years old.

Answer 4

It was an arranged marriage. Such marriages were common among royalty. In this particular case the two families wanted to strengthen an existing alliance between Austria and France.

Answer 5

Why on earth not? She was the daughter of the Empress of Austria, and so entirely suitable.

Answer 6

It was an attempt to bind Austria and France together through a convenient marriage. It failed to work out as a political strategy, but the marriage was OK as arranged marriages seldom were.