In Austria, you would say "Mein Name ist Marie Antoinette" in German. This is the official language spoken in Austria. If you're addressing someone in a more formal context, you might also say "Ich heiße Marie Antoinette," which means "I am called Marie Antoinette."
c'est grâce à Marie Antoinette que Paris est la quintessence de la mode à travers le monde
Louis XV was the grandfather of her future husband, Louis XVI. Therefore, Marie Antoinette always referred to him as her dear grandpapa. I guess you could say that he was her grandfather-in-law.
Madame Du Barry was the official mistress of Louis XV and therefore his little spoiled darling. Madame Du Barry wanted to be acknowledged at court, but nobody did. The only reason courtiers spoke to her was to please the King. Madame Du Barry wanted Marie Antoinette to speak to her desperately, but because Marie Antoinette (being the dauphine) was way higher in rank, it was not allowed for Madame Du Barry to speak to her first. She had to wait until Marie Antoinette would say a few words directed to her, before she was allowed to speak back. Marie Antoinette learned that Madame Du Barry had been a prostitute in previous years and was a provocative woman. Marie Antoinette found it hard to believe that such a woman with such a history and such behaviour was allowed at court, let alone be the King's mistress. Marie Antoinette's evil three aunts (the sisters of Louis XV) spurred her on not ever to speak word to her. Madame Du Barry complained, cried, and begged Louis XV to order Marie Antoinette to speak to her, but she kept refusing. Eventually, when Empress Maria Theresia (Marie Antoinette's mother) sent Marie Antoinette a very angry letter in which she harshly told her daughter how foolish she was to keep her mouth shut to the woman, she gave in. Her exact words eventually were: "there are many people today at Versailles" and she said it not directly looking at Madame Du Barry but standing next to her. That was all she would ever say to her. Madame Du Barry was pleased. Marie Antoinette later said "that woman will never again hear the sound of my voice". And she kept word.
Her final words were to the executioner for that act of social clumsiness: "Pardon me Sir. I meant not to do it."That should indicate that she was a Queen to the very end.
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.)
Marie Antoinette
Austria was the country Marie Antoinette came from, the last French Queen at the time of the revolution. It is also the country that France had been in and out of war with for several years. France and Austria weren't good friends so to say. As a matter of fact, to fix this tense relationship between the 2 countries, the empress of Austria, Maria Theresia, cooked up the idea of sending one of her daughters to France to marry the dauphin (crownprince). This daughter was Marie Antoinette. Unfortunately, the relationship between the two countries never bettered and they started a new war in 1791.
Marie Antoinette a fait de Paris la capitale mondiale de la mode. (Correct as a phrase - questionnable as a statement)
I'd say money. Even though their country was on debt!?
c'est grâce à Marie Antoinette que Paris est la quintessence de la mode à travers le monde
Louis XV was the grandfather of her future husband, Louis XVI. Therefore, Marie Antoinette always referred to him as her dear grandpapa. I guess you could say that he was her grandfather-in-law.
Madame Du Barry was the official mistress of Louis XV and therefore his little spoiled darling. Madame Du Barry wanted to be acknowledged at court, but nobody did. The only reason courtiers spoke to her was to please the King. Madame Du Barry wanted Marie Antoinette to speak to her desperately, but because Marie Antoinette (being the dauphine) was way higher in rank, it was not allowed for Madame Du Barry to speak to her first. She had to wait until Marie Antoinette would say a few words directed to her, before she was allowed to speak back. Marie Antoinette learned that Madame Du Barry had been a prostitute in previous years and was a provocative woman. Marie Antoinette found it hard to believe that such a woman with such a history and such behaviour was allowed at court, let alone be the King's mistress. Marie Antoinette's evil three aunts (the sisters of Louis XV) spurred her on not ever to speak word to her. Madame Du Barry complained, cried, and begged Louis XV to order Marie Antoinette to speak to her, but she kept refusing. Eventually, when Empress Maria Theresia (Marie Antoinette's mother) sent Marie Antoinette a very angry letter in which she harshly told her daughter how foolish she was to keep her mouth shut to the woman, she gave in. Her exact words eventually were: "there are many people today at Versailles" and she said it not directly looking at Madame Du Barry but standing next to her. That was all she would ever say to her. Madame Du Barry was pleased. Marie Antoinette later said "that woman will never again hear the sound of my voice". And she kept word.
Well, she was born as an archduchess' daughter, and then married the King of France. I think it is save to say she was pretty rich almost all her life.
Peasants of the French Revolution were angry at Marie Antoinette because they felt she controlled Louis - the current king - and that she had too much of a say in the welfare and running of the country. She was easy to hate, after all she had been born an Austrian.
The phrase "let them eat cake" is said to have been from Marie Antoinette during the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette was part of the royal family, but during the French Revolution, when her palace was raided and she was overthrown, it is believed that she said "let them eat cake," referring to the peasants of the country, who could not have before that eaten something as luxurious and fancy as cake. The peasants never received any cake, and it has not been proven that Marie Antoinette ever said that now famous line. Many historians believe it was very unlike her to say something like that and not realistic that she actually did. After her fall from the castle, after the revolutionaries had usurped power, Marie Antoinette was sentenced to the guollitine, and died from that beheading.
Marie Antoinette was queen of France (husband Louis XVI) were rulers during the French Revolution in the 1700s. Because of the revolution, both were killed by revolting peasants. They were killed by the guillotine, a more "humane" way of killing criminals that involves quickly dropping a blade to decapitate them.There are a few other things important to note during this time:Marie Antoinette and her husband were no older than sixteen during the time, and they were RULING a whole COUNTRY!Marie Antoinette did NOT say the well-known "Let them eat cake," to the peasants. That is a rumor and is NOT true. Thisi s merely a metaphor designed to show how out of touch the royalty were with the poor.
Her final words were to the executioner for that act of social clumsiness: "Pardon me Sir. I meant not to do it."That should indicate that she was a Queen to the very end.