Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette was Queen of France as the wife of Louis XVI from 10 May 1774 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1792. She was beheaded in 1793, during the Reign of Terror, a period of political violence in the French Revolution.

stock character; beautiful but mischievous and traitorous woman

city in and county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States

incident in 1785 at the court of King Louis XVI of France involving Marie Antoinette, implying that she participated in a crime to defraud the crown jewelers of the cost of a very expensive diamond necklace

quote commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette

attempted escape by Louis XVI of France

former royal palace in France, today a national park

former royal palace in Paris, now the Palace of Justice

chapel located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France

alleged condition of hair suddenly turning white

small neoclassical château with a rose garden and orangerie in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris

decapitation

composer, editor

18th/19th century complicated pocket watch

literary journal

19th century art style