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 Marie Antoinette
15. As was the custom, Marie Antoinette's marriage was based on political considerations. Longtime enemies, France and Austria counted on improved relations and an end to hostilities with this union.
Louis Auguste. An overweight, clumsy and awkward youth, Louis Auguste did not want the marriage, nor did he want to be considered for the throne. His objection to marriage was due to his insecurity and shyness, and another important reason.
Phimosis. Phimosis is a deformity of the male genetalia that prevents completion of the sexual act. Correctable by surgery, Louis was too frightened to undergo the procedure (understandable since there were no anesthetics). Both the French and the Austrians were concerned that no heirs to the throne were produced. It was after a visit by Antoinette's brother, Joseph, that Louis agreed to the procedure. Shortly thereafter, a daughter (Therese, Madame Royale)was born.
| This mistress of Louis XV made Antoinette's life miserable upon her arrival at Versailles, resorting to such cruelty as sending Antoinette an empty cradle to drive home the point that no heir had been produced and referring to her as 'the Austrian bitch'. What was the mistress' name? | Marie Antoinette - the Tragic Queen
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Madame du Barry. Madame du Barry was both jealous and afraid of Antoinette's potential power when she would become queen, and did everything she could to diminish Antoinette's reputation and to hopefully have her banished to Austria due to alleged infertility.
Axel Fersen. It is widely believed that Louis was aware of and silently condoned this liason. He had developed a deep love for his wife, and realized that he was unable to satisfy her and was uncomfortable with many of the things that Antoinette liked such as dancing, gaming, the theatre, etc.
| After Versailles had been stormed and the revolution was fermenting, Louis and Antoinette, along with their two children, managed to escape from captivity, but were caught in which town? | Marie Antoinette - the Tragic Queen
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Varennes. The Princess de Lamballe was disguised as a noble woman, Antoinette as a governess and Louis as a valet when intercepted at Varennes. The escape was foiled when Louis was recognized by a former servant at Versailles. This sealed their fate.
| Marie Antoinette, when learning of a Parisian mob headed for Versailles to protest the lack of bread, said 'Let them eat cake'. True or false? | Marie Antoinette - the Tragic Queen
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f. Antoinette never said this. There are two possible explanations as to the origin of this phrase. Many believe it was actually said much earlier, by an aunt of Louis XIV, during the Fronde, a small uprising when the royal family was housed in the Louvre. Others feel that the current French word for cake, 'gateau', was very close in pronunciation to another word, meaning a type of plain bread. In any event, Antoinette never said it.
| In her final days, Antoinette was imprisoned with her two children, the Dauphin and her daughter, Therese, and Madame Elizabeth. What was Madame Elizabeth's relationship to Antoinette? | Marie Antoinette - the Tragic Queen
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Sister-in-law. Madame Elizabeth was Louis XVI's sister. Of the four left alive after the King was beheaded, only Therese, Antoinette's daughter, survived. She was returned to Austria, her mother's homeland.
| A particularly foul accusation was made against Antoinette during her trial by the Revolutionary Tribunal, and it was brought against her by her son. What was it? | Marie Antoinette - the Tragic Queen
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Incest. Louis, Antoinette's son, aged 10, was taken from her after Louis XVI's death and spent all of his time with Antoinette's captors. They grilled the boy to say that his mother had had sexual intimacy with him, along with other unspeakble charges. Since many of her captors had grown to respect, like and admire Antoinette during her captivity, the more vehement of the revolutionaries wanted to seal Antoinette's fate....dealth....with as many untrue accusations as possible.
I'm sorry; I did not mean to do it.. When climbing the stairs of the scaffold to the guillotine, Antoinette stepped on the foot of the executioner. She immediately apologized, saying 'I'm sorry. I did not mean to do it.'
| Marie Antoinette was born on November 2nd 1755 in Vienna, Austria. What other important event happened at the same time? | Marie Antoinette
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An earthquake in Lisbon (Portugal). At the time this catastrophe was viewed as a bad omen, all things considered maybee it really was...
15. She was the 15th child of 16.
Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna.
| Marie Antoinette had 2 governesses during her childhood in Vienna. Who were they? | Marie Antoinette
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Countess Brandeiss and Countess Lerchenfeld.
| Marie Antoinette became pregnant 7 years after her marriage to Louis XVI. What was the name of her first child? | Marie Antoinette
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Madame de La Motte. The Cardinal de Rohan and Marie Antoinette were both victims in this affair. Axel Fersen was one of the queen's best friends and had nothing to do with this.
| Marie Antoinette disliked La Fayette at first but, when he returned from America, her attitude towards him changed and she had him appointed to an important function. What was it? | Marie Antoinette
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Commander-in chief of the King's Dragons.
Rose Bertin. Marie Antoinette was a fashion addict. One year, she ordered more than 90 dresses from Rose Bertin. No wonder she was nicknamed Madame Deficit!
| What was the name of the peasants village Marie Antoinette had built on the ground of Versailles? | Marie Antoinette
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Le Hameau. Le Petit Trianon was a castle near Le Hameau. Le Petit Versailles is my invention and Belleville is a suburb of Paris.
| In October 1789, the Royal Family was moved from Versailles to Paris. What was their new residence called? | Marie Antoinette
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| In June 1791, the Royal Family tried to escape from Paris only to be arrested in Varennes when the King was recognized by Drouet. Who had arranged this failed escape? | Marie Antoinette
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| Which favorite of Marie Antoinette was tortured, raped and finally beheaded by the Parisian mob? | Marie Antoinette
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Princesse de Lamballe. Madame du Barry was a mistress of Louis XV and Marie Antoinette hated her. Madame de Polignac was a friend of the Queen but she had fled Paris just in time. Madame Elizabeth was the Queen's sister-in-law, she was decapitated in 1794.
All of these charges were held against her (Treason, Incest, Unnatural sexual proclivities and practices).
Sanson. All the others were serial killers...
| On October 16th 1793, the day of her death, Marie Antoinette wrote these words in a letter: 'I seek forgiveness from all whom I know for every harm I may have unwittingly caused them'. To whom was this letter addressed? | Marie Antoinette
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Her sister-in-law, Madame Elizabeth.
| Marie-Antoinette wore mules the day she was executed. What colour were they? | Marie Antoinette
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1755. She was given the names Maria Antonia Josephina Johanna. It was the French that called her Marie Antoinette, after her marriage to Louis XVI.
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