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This was a vicious excuse during Marie Antoinette's trial to have the jury (who were already scared to death their heads might role next) vote to have her executed (since evidence of treason for which she was tried was lacking!). This never actually happened.
The child in question, Louis Charles, was taken away from Marie Antoinette after Louis XVI was executed and he was put under the custody of a certain monsieur Antoine Simon who abused him and made him drink alcohol. He forced the child to sign a document stating his own mother had sexually abused him.
Even the jury was appalled by this during Marie Antoinette's trial because they knew exactly how this "evidence" had been gained. Therefore it was thrust aside and never used as official evidence in the case.
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What is the name of Marie Antoinette's brother who tried to come to rescue her?
Unfortunately none of her brothers tried to save her. Her brother Joseph II was emperor of Austria, but he died in 1790. His succesor was Leopold II, another brother of Marie Antoinette, but he died in 1792. His son, Francis II now became emperor (Marie Antoinette's nephew), but at that time, Austria was at war with France, and Francis II had never met his aunt and did not care for her. And so, none of Marie Antoinette's relatives tried to save her.
How did Mary Antoinette die?
Marie-Antoinette, wife and Queen of Louis XVI, was executed by guillotine on the grounds that she had committed treason by corresponding with her relative who ruled Austria, a country at war with France. She was also accused of a number of other crimes, from wasting the national treasure (which was partly true) to quite ridiculous items like incest with her son.
What happened to the children of Marie Antoinette's children?
The oldest, Marie-Therese, was the only member of the royal family to survive the revolution. She was taken to Vienna. She went on to marry and died at the age of 72. Her second child, a son (the Dauphin), died when he was not yet 8. Her third child, also a son, became Dauphin after his brother's death. He died in prison when he was only ten years old. The last child, another daughter, died a little less than a month before her first birthday.
Why were there no French queens?
There were Queens, but they just didn't rule the country. Monarchy in France was always passed on from father to son, daughters were merely used as tokens of alliance between countries. Some famous French queens: Alienor d'Aquitaine, Marie Antoinette, Marie de Médicis, Joséphine de Beauharnais (technically an Empress, not a Queen)
How was Marie Antoinette's love life?
Well, she had to marry Louis XVI, the crownprince and soon to be King of France, as it was an arranged marriage. There was never any sexual or romantic attraction between them, but they did become good friends eventually. They realized this was their fate. Marie Antoinette is said to have fallen in love with Count Axel von Fersen, aSwedish count. She met him when she was 18 and it was said that eversince they met, they both fell in love. Count Fersen kept coming to court and rumors spread wildly. Until the end of her life they kept in touch. Some of their letters have been preserved and can still be viewed today in the Versailles museum. Though, Fersen burned most of them. His letters to his sister concerning his relationship with a certain "Josephine" (which was his cover-up name for Marie Antoinette) are also preserved. He kept a journal, but until this day, the journal is still with his family and they refuse to publicize it. Fersen never married, he wrote to his sister that the one woman he wanted to marry was not available to him, and that is why he would remain unmarried. It was also rumoured that the second son of Marie Antoinette, the late Louis XVII, was actually his son, but this has never been proven. It has also never been proven that the relationship between Marie Antoinette and Fersen was actually a physical one. Though, the Fersen family keeps his journal secret, as Fersen would have wanted it to. One can only imagine what would happen if these journals were made public and the whole world might learn that the young dauphin Louis XVII was NOT Louis XVI's son, but Fersen's...
