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Marie Antoinette ( ; German: ; French: ); (Vienna, 2 November 1755 – Paris, 16 October 1793) was an Archduchess of Austria and Queen of France and of Navarre. She was the fifteenth and pen...
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The original French is 'Qu'ils mangent de la brioche', i.e. 'Let them eat brioche' (brioche is a form of cake made of flour, butter and eggs). The usual interpretation of the phrase is that Marie-Antoinette understood little about the plight of the poor and cared even less.
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Say what you will about her, Marie Antoinette never actually uttered the words 'Let them eat cake.' ... Marie Antoinette and Let Them Eat Cake - The Truth Behind the Phrase...
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Marie Antoinette Online; Catholic Encyclopedia: Marie Antoinette; Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution; Let Them Eat Cake?; Did Marie Antoinette Really Say "Let Them Eat Cake"?; Marie Antoinette; Marie Antoinette by Chantal Nong; Marie Antoinette's Site...
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Upon being informed that the citizens of France had no bread to eat, Marie Antoinette , Queen-consort of Louis XVI of France, exclaimed "let them eat cake", or "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche".
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Lucidcafé's Profile of Marie Antoinette ... Marie Antoinette was born November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria. She was the youngest and most beautiful daughter of Francis Stephen I and Maria Theresa, Emperor and Empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Marie Antoinette was brought up believing her destiny was to become queen of France.
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Biography of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. From your Guide: a summary of the life of Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France 1774-1793. ... About Marie Antoinette: ... Known for: Supposed quote, "Let them eat cake," support of the monarchy against reforms and against the French Revolution, and execution at the guillotine...
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The gist of it was that if they don't have enough of this food, let them eat that. To whatever extent it was true, the "let them eat cake, spoke to the attitudes of the ordinary frenchman not only toward Marie Antoinette, but most of the royal and noble families they blamed for destroying ordinary people.
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