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Marie-Antoinette, née Maria Antonia Josépha Johanna Von Habsbourg le 2 novembre 1755, fille de Maria Theresa de l'Autriche et Francois I, l'Empereur du Saint-Empire romain germanique au Palais Hofbourg, en Autriche. Elle était un des plus célèbre, ou plutôt infâme, des enfants de Maria Theresa. Elle était aussi le pénultième de 16 enfants, la soeur aînée de Maximilian Franz, grand-maître des Chevaliers Teutoniques (« Die Kinder Maria Theresias » §15). Dans sa jeunesse, Marie était souvent gâtée et considère pour avoir été un enfant très frivole, préférant la danse et le chant aux études de langues, comme l'allemand, le français et l'italien.

La réputation de la Reine, qui a été déjà éclaboussé par le commérage, a été ruinée par l'implication qu'elle avait participé à un crime pour frauder les bijoutiers de couronne du coût d'un collier de diamants très chère. Ceci était un des facteurs contribuant de la révolution française comme il a fortement augmenté la désillusion des Français vers la monarchie.

En 1772 Louis XV a commandé un collier pour Madame du Barry, une dame avec qui il était infatué. Il a voulu que le collier surpassé tout d'autres dans la beauté, mais, avant qu'il soit terminé, Louis XV est mort de variole et Madame du Barry a été bannie de la cour par son fils, Louis XVI. Le collier a été évalué pour coûter autour de 2 000 000 de livres (« Affaire du collier de la reine » §7).

Une fraudeuse qui s'appeler Jeanne du Saint-Rémy de Valois, aussi connu comme Jeanne de la Motte a inventé un plan d'utiliser le collier pour gagner une fortune et de la puissance pour lui-même, étant seulement un descendant d'un fils illégitime d'Henry II. En raison de son complote, Cardinal de Rohan, convaincu que Marie-Antoinette était amoureuse de lui, à cause des lettres forgées par Valois qu'elle lui a donné, est devenu enchanté de la Reine. Le Cardinal s'est arrangé pour rencontrer une femme qu'il a cru être la Reine, mais était, en fait, la prostituée Nicole Leguay, qui rassemblait beaucoup à la reine Marie-Antoinette (« Affaire du collier de la reine » §12).
Marie-Antoinette a été exécutée le 16 octobre 1793, neuf mois après l'exécution de son mari, Louis-Auguste, connu aussi comme Louis XVI, le dernier roi de France. Elle est souvent accréditée avec l'expression "Laisse les mangent du gâteau" quoiqu'il soit pensé maintenant qu'elle ne l'a jamais prononcé, et que c'était seulement de la propagande négative vers elle, inventé par le peuple de la France.

Die Welt Der Habsburger « Die Kinder Maria Theresias »
< http://www.habsburger.net/de/kapitel/die-kinder-maria-theresias > ( page consultée le 21 avril 2015.)
Wikipédia « Affaire du collier de la reine »
< http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affaire_du_collier_de_la_reine > ( page consultée le 21 avril 2015.)

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