Last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution (1755–1793)
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She became the scapegoat for a kingdom's collapse — an Austrian teenager married into the French throne, then blamed for debt, decadence, and treason she didn't commit, until the guillotine ended the argument.
Born in Vienna in November 1755, the fifteenth child of Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa, Maria Antonia was betrothed at thirteen to strengthen the Franco-Austrian alliance. She married Louis-Auguste in 1770 at fourteen, becoming dauphine; four years later he inherited the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen consort. The libelles accused her of profligacy, promiscuity, and secret loyalties to Austria; the Affair of the Diamond Necklace, though she was innocent, shredded what remained of her reputation. When France's financial crisis deepened, she was branded Madame Déficit for…
Sourced, dated quotes from Marie Antoinette
What do you make of these threatening verses?... Pray heaven you speak truly, Madame d’Adhémar, however, these are strange experiences.
It is quite certain that in seeing the people who treat us so well despite their own misfortune, we are more obliged than ever to work hard for their happiness.
We had a beautiful dream and that was all.
Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?
Madame d'Adhémar, here is another missive from my unknown. Have you not heard people talking again of the Comte de St.--Germain?...
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