Marie Antoinette

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Just who was Marie Antoinette?

Marie Antoinette Was Queen Of France for almost twenty years. Marie Antoinette was also a major catalyst of the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette was born in Austria but Marie Antoinette was shipped to France at a tender age of fourteen to marry the future King Louis XVI.

When Marie Antoinette was young, Marie Antoinette learned little else besides music and how to please which was her most important duty before Marie Antoinette was sent to France to marry the future King Louis XVI.

Marie Antoinette's Life at the Royal Court and the Palace of Varsailles

Marie Antoinette was often desparate for affection and sympathy. Marie Antoinette Biography has it that Marie Antoinette requires orange-flower water to revive her from fainting fits. Marie Antoinette often masked anxiety with gaiety

Louis wanted Marie Antoinette to keep the Royal court entertained. In those times, many believed women should be steered clear of politics. So each night, by the light of hundreds of chandeliers, the best of French society including Marie Antoinette herself enjoyed the finest food and wine and the wittiest talk.

When Marie returned to her shockingly messy rooms at the palace, Marie Antoinette allowed her beloved pug dogs to tear in in the tapestries and chew on the gilded chairs. When Marie Antoinette wasn't gambling the night away, Marie Antoinette went to the quaint peasant village she designed as a retreat for herself. There Marie Antoinette milked her two cows, Brunette and Blanchette, and spent hours alone.

Marie Antoinette's amusement provided jobs for thousands of people. Marie Antoinette considered their employmem her political duty, and urged the dismissal of ministers who disapproved.