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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.
femme fatale
stock character; beautiful but mischievous and traitorous woman
Marietta
city in and county seat of Washington County, Ohio, United States
Affair of the Diamond Necklace
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
Let them eat cake
quote commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette
Flight to Varennes
attempted escape by Louis XVI of France
Château de Saint-Cloud
former royal palace in France, today a national park
Palais de la Cité
former royal palace in Paris, now the Palace of Justice
Chapelle expiatoire
chapel located in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France
puce
Marie Antoinette syndrome
alleged condition of hair suddenly turning white
Château de Bagatelle
small neoclassical château with a rose garden and orangerie in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris
Death of Marie Antoinette of Austria
decapitation
Caroline Wuiet
composer, editor
Marie Antoinette
18th/19th century complicated pocket watch

Journal des Dames
literary journal
French Restoration style
19th century art style