Marie Antoinette didn’t say let them eat cake ... revolt from the French commoners against the monarchy, but the French Revolution was lead by the bourgeoisie from the start.
On June 20, 1791, Louis and his family, including his despised Austrian queen, Marie-Antoinette ... "Emperor of the French." John Adams had feared just such a chaotic end: A revolution of this ...
It was only completed in 1827 due to the French Revolution. Marie Antoinette, the last queen of France, did not live long enough to see the finished product. She was imprisoned in the Temple ...
Marie Antoinette was born in Austria in 1755 ... along with her husband at the height of the French Revolution. It is believed some of the jewels in the necklace sold on Wednesday were the ...
160 Marie Antoinette was intended to be worn by ... in 1827 due to Brequet’s pursuit of perfection and the French Revolution, meaning neither the queen nor its creator could see the finished ...
A diamond necklace, potentially linked to Marie Antoinette ... likely created in the decade before the French Revolution, could have only been commissioned for royalty. The necklace's documented ...
160 Marie Antoinette timepiece features rubies ... at the height of the French Revolution. Although Breguet was commissioned to create the watch in 1783, it was not completed until after his ...