Marie Antoinette
1755 - 1793
5
Quotes
Biography
Marie Antoinette (1755-1793) was the last Queen of France before the French Revolution. Born in Austria, she married Louis XVI at the age of 15 to strengthen the diplomatic ties between Austria and France. Known for her extravagant lifestyle, she became a symbol of the decadence and excesses of the French monarchy. Falsely accused of being indifferent to the struggles of the French people, she famously never uttered the phrase 'Let them eat cake.' She faced public scrutiny, was put on trial, and ultimately met her fate at the guillotine during the Reign of Terror.
Famous Quotes (5)
1
There is nothing new except what has been forgotten.
2
Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?
3
Let them eat cake.
4
I was a queen, and you took away my crown; a wife, and you killed my husband; a mother, and you deprived me of my children. My blood alone remains: take it, but do not make me suffer long.
5
In the end, I think we're all the same inside. We're all afraid, we're all brave, and we're all good and evil. My hope is that I can give someone something when I'm gone. Something good.