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By her enemies she was rumored to be an Austrian spy and a spendthrift who was responsible for the vast debt that France had assumed. She was said to be out of touch with her subjects because when asked about the bread shortage among the peasants she replied with "Let them eat Cake". She never made that statement, lived on a much smaller allowance then any Queen before her, supported numerous charities and the French Debt had been inherited by her and her husband.

Her supporters considered her to be a good and caring Queen, modest, a talented musician, equestrian and an outstanding wife and mother,

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