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    the lifetime of Marie Antoinette, France’s most infamous queen, she was known as the person who claimed, “ Let them eat cake” as many of her own subjects were starving. The queen’s life was filled with extravagance and wonder, but she was no stranger to rumors that would come to ruin her reputation and end her life during the French Revolution. Was Marie Antoinette truly a cruel queen or simply an ignorant young girl who had been given power to early in her life? Marie Antoinette was born in her

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    most famous lines that Marie Antoinette never said. This and many other false accusations helped make Queen Marie of France one of the most misjudged and disliked characters in history. France, prior to Marie’s reign, was in poor conditions from the debt caused by the American Revolution, cold harsh winters, and famine, all of which greatly affected the French, particularly the overtaxed and mistreated lower class. Already bitter about their life, the introduction of Marie into their lives helped

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    Infamous queen Marie Antoinette is said to be a very misunderstood girl in history (Covington). Marie enjoyed a life of luxury, as did many other queens did in history. But during her reign, the country of France had a failing economy. In any country if the economy is good, people generally believe that their leaders are great, but if the economy is bad then that’s when the people starts turning against their leaders. That poor economy that France faced had to be blamed on someone, which were blamed

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    Marie Antoinette was put with Louis XVI, for marriage, when she was young and her mother, the empress, desired that her daughter be the queen of France. This meant that Marie Antoinette had to please the French ambassadors and her mother so she can be chosen to marry the Dauphin. There was tremendous pressure for Marie Antoinette to appear perfect, therefore she was concerned for what people thought of her. In the beginning of the novel she let her mother bend her will, and she knew this. She always

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    Marie Antoinette was the Archduchess of Austria, and became Dauphine of France after several years. Many French citizens dislike her because of her behaviors. Some citizens blamed on her that she was one of the reason to cause the French Revolution. Some of the people said that she was not a serious problem for forming the French Revolution. There were also some people said that those behaviors were came from Louis XVI or influenced to Marie Antoinette, and actually he was one of the reason that

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    Marie Antoinette Have you ever wondered about the quote “Let them eat cake”? Marie Antoinette was the queen of France. She loved to spend money on anything, she didn’t need. He always wanted to look perfect and be perfect. Marie Antoinette was born November 02, 1755. She was born in Vienna, Austria. She had pale skin and beautiful blue eyes. She had blond, thick hair. Her parents names were Francis Stephen and Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. She had 15 brothers and sisters, she was the youngest

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    about us, but I don’t think it goes to that extent. Marie Antoinette was surrounded by this kind of judgement throughout her childhood. She was watched from the minute she got up in the morning to the minute she got in bed to go to sleep. Her life was full of people watching her daily and commenting on her flaws. Let me remind you these people watching her are strangers, how would you feel if you were in her shoes? A quote from the book ‘Marie Antoinette’ says “she was flat chested”, not very attractive

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    Marie Antoinette, had a minor role in bringing the French Revolution, however, the people of France thought differently. Marie Antoinette was born in Vienna, Austria in 1755, and she was married to King Louis XVI when she was just 15 years old. Marie Antoinette was given to King Louis XVI for marriage as a symbol of the new alliance between the French and Habsburg thrones. Marie came into France under dubious circumstances. At first, Marie was immensely popular, but once she became Queen, she

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    Marie Antoionette (fullname) died on the 16th of October, 1793, at the age of 37. The former queen of France was executed after being found guilty of (charges) at her trial two days prior. Marie Antoinette had a very eventful life since her birth in Vienna, Austria, on November 2nd, (year). At the young age of 15 she married Louis-Auguste, then the Dauphin of France, and became queen four years later at only 19. Throughout her reign, Marie Antoinette was not thought well of by the people of France

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    sometimes entire troops were called to work on it. With 1.400 fountains, Le Notre was forced to look for technological innovations to pressurized the water and rush it from inside the sculptures to the air. As 700 rooms weren´t enough for Marie Antoinette, The Petit Trianon was pronounced her private sanctuary. The Queen started spending less and less time at the court, probably trying to escape from her boring life or from her discouraging marriage (National Geographic Society, 2015) She surrounded

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