The French Revolution ( French : Révolution française ; 1789–1799), was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting impact on French history and more broadly throughout Europe .
Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was King of France and Navarre from 1775 until 1791, after which he was subsequently King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before his deposition and execution during the French Revolution .
Marie Antoinette ( pron.: / m ə ˈ r iː æ n t w ə ˈ n ɛ t / or / æ n t w ɑː ˈ n ɛ t / ; French: [maʁi ɑ̃twanɛt] ; baptised Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna (or Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna ); [ 1 ] 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793), born an Archduchess of Austria , was Dauphine of France from 1770 to 1774 and Queen of France and Navarre from 1774 to 1792.