A Queen of France was Marie Antoinette.
Marie Antoinette ( [ ˈmæriˌæntwəˈnɛt ] , [ ˌɑ̃ːntwə - ] , [ ˌɑ̃ːtwə - ] , [ məˈriː - ] [ maʁi ɑ̃twanɛt ] ; born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna ( 2 November 1755 -- 16 October 1793 ) was the last Queen of France and Navarre before the French Revolution . On 10 May 1774 , when her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI , she became Queen of France and Navarre , a title she held until September 1791 , when , as the French Revolution proceeded , she became Queen of the French , a title she held until 21 September 1792 .