- November 2, 1755: Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna born in Vienna
- 1765: Death of her father, Emperor Francis I
- 1769: Official marriage negotiations begin with France
- April 21, 1770: Proxy marriage in Vienna
- May 7, 1770: Ceremonial handover at the Rhine
- May 16, 1770: Marriage to Louis-Auguste at Versailles
- 1772: Forced to acknowledge Madame du Barry
- May 10, 1774: Death of Louis XV; becomes Queen of France
Reign as Queen (1774-1789)
- June 11, 1775: Coronation of Louis XVI at Reims
- 1777: Visit of Emperor Joseph II; consummation of marriage
- December 19, 1778: Birth of Marie-Thérèse Charlotte
- October 22, 1781: Birth of Louis-Joseph
- 1783-1786: Construction of the Hameau de la Reine
- March 27, 1785: Birth of Louis-Charles
- 1785-1786: Diamond Necklace Affair
- May 4, 1789: Opening of the Estates-General
- June 4, 1789: Death of the first dauphin, Louis-Joseph
- July 14, 1789: Fall of the Bastille
- October 5-6, 1789: March on Versailles; forced move to Paris
Revolution and Captivity (1789-1793)
- June 20-25, 1791: Failed flight to Varennes
- September 14, 1791: Louis XVI accepts the Constitution
- April 20, 1792: France declares war on Austria
- August 10, 1792: Attack on the Tuileries; fall of the monarchy
- August 13, 1792: Imprisonment in the Temple
- September 21, 1792: Abolition of the monarchy
- January 21, 1793: Execution of Louis XVI
- July 3, 1793: Louis-Charles separated from his mother
- August 2, 1793: Transfer to the Conciergerie
- October 14-15, 1793: Trial before the Revolutionary Tribunal
- October 16, 1793: Execution at the Place de la Révolution