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What male costume goes with a Marie Antoinette costume?
Though Marie Antoinette had many lovers during her lifetime and lived a very flamboyant lifestyle. She was married to King Louis XVI of France, so he would make a good companion to Marie for a costume idea.
What queen tried to destroy France and make her daughter merry an English king?
Marie Antoinette springs to mind, but I'm not sure. Anyone else?
Who makes a 'dead' Marie Antoinette costume?
There does not appear to be any costume companies that make a costume that represents a beheaded or dead Marie Antoinette. There are multiple websites availble with directions on making your own. These include http://www.instructables.com/id/Beheaded-Marie-Antoinette-Halloween-Costume/, http://www.legendaryhalloween.com/undead-and-beheaded-marie-antoinette-costume.html and http://makeprojects.com/Project/Headless-Marie-Antoinette-Costume/209/1.
Which Hollywood actress would make a better Marie Antoinette than Kirsten Dusnst?
renee zellweger
Why did Marie marry king Louis?
On April 19, 1770 Marie Antoinette and Louis-Auguste were married by proxy in the Augustine Church in Vienna. It was the custom then that Royal brides were married by proxy first before they left their country to join their (unknown) husbands.
What was strange about Marie Antoinette's first night of marriage?
They were put to bed by the entire court. The bed was blessed by a priest and everyone expected Louis XVI to make Marie Antoinette his wife (to consummate the marriage). He didn't though and it would take him up to 7 years until he did.
Why did Marie Antoinette go to prison?
Due to the French Revolution. The third estate (the bourgeoisie) wanted to rid France of the Monarchical system (thus, King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette). To do so, they had to make sure that the Royals knew this third estate was an enemy to be reckoned with. They eventually imprisoned the Royal family to let them and the rest of the world see that the people had won it from their monarchs.
Who is Marie Antoinette and where did she live?
Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) was born Maria Antonia to her mother Maria Theresa, the Empress of Austria. She was the Empress' youngest daughter out of many children. At a young age, a marriage contract was signed. Archduchess Maria Antonia would marry the Dauphin Louis Auguste (later King Louis XVI). Her name was changed to Marie Antoinette, the French version of Maria Antonia. She became the queen of France, had four children and was killed with a guillotine (beheaded) during the French Revolution. She lived in the late 1700s at a time when the French court at Versailles was becoming very frivolous. The monarchs and aristocrats were oblivious to the needs of the common people. Marie may have been especially disliked since she was from the rival country of Austria. Folklore has it that when told that the people had no bread, she replied "Then let them eat cake." Whether true or not, it accurately expressed the schism between the rich and the poor in France, as many of the wealthy showed apathy, if not disdain, toward the conditions of the populace as a whole. Many, including Marie and Louis, lost their heads after the revolution. --- Marie Antoinette was the wife of King Louis XVI of France, and therefore Queen of France. She was born Austrian and lived there until she was 14 years of age, then she was sent of to marry her French husband and lived in Versailles, France for the rest of her life. She lived from 1755 until 1793. She was born an Archduchess of Austria and later became Queen of France and Navarre. At fourteen, she was married to Louis-Auguste, Dauphin of France, the future Louis XVI. She was the mother of Louis XVII, who died in the Temple Tower at the age of ten during the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette is perhaps best remembered for her legendary (and, some modern historians say, exaggerated) excesses and for her death: she was executed by guillotine at the height of the French Revolution in 1793 for the crime of treason.
Who is reported to have said let them eat cake?
No, she never said that. it's possible that another queen of france said that but its not a definite. marie antoinette actually gave lots to charity.no, a noble woman said ''let them eat cake''
Who ruled Austria as an enlightened despot?
Joseph II, son of Maria Theresa and brother of the infamous Marie Antoinette, queen of France during the French Revolution. One could also make the case that his mother, Maria Theresa, was also an enlightened despot, but the more common answer is Joseph.
Marie Antoinette best traits?
She was sweet, innocent, a little naive, like to have fun, enjoyed life, was very obedient and loved her family very much, was willing to make tough sacrifices, was a very loving mother and wife, even if she didn't love her husband, and cared for the people of France, no matter what.
Why was it bad to say let them eat cake?
The famous phrase is used as proof of someone's lack of compassion or understanding. Marie Antoinette is attributed with making this statement when she heard that the poor women of Paris had no flour for bread. Since Marie had been spoiled all her life and never lifted a finger to do any work, she could not figure out that normal men, women and children were starving to death.But she figured it out a few weeks later when those same women of Paris marched on Versailles and took Marie Antoinette to the guillotine.(Note that there is essentially no evidence that Marie Antoinette actually said this, and considerable evidence that she did not; it would have been an out-of-character statement for her to make.)
