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Oh, I’m also happy to discuss plot, themes and the vexed question of whether this show manages to find just the right sweet spot between “impending tragedy” and “Peak Foppery”. Maria Antonia was born on 2 November 1755 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, at 20:30. [3] She was the youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa, ruler of the Habsburg Empire, and her husband Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. [4] Her godparents were Joseph I and Mariana Victoria, King and Queen of Portugal; Archduke Joseph and Archduchess Maria Anna acted as proxies for their newborn sister. [5] [6] Maria Antonia was born on All Souls' Day, a Catholic day of mourning, and during her childhood her birthday was instead celebrated the day before, on All Saints' Day, due to the connotations of the date. Shortly after her birth she was placed under the care of the governess of the imperial children, Countess von Brandeis. [7] Maria Antonia was raised together with her sister, Maria Carolina, who was three years older, and with whom she had a lifelong close relationship. [8] Maria Antonia had a difficult but ultimately loving relationship with her mother, [9] who referred to her as "the little Madame Antoine". Elyse: This was the first real costume I’ve ever committed to, and it’s definitely not my last! I had so fun putting it all together and seeing an end result. I can’t wait for next year’s party!

Kaiser, Thomas (Fall 2003). "From the Austrian Committee to the Foreign Plot: Marie-Antoinette, Austrophobia, and the Terror". French Historical Studies. 26 (4): 579–617. doi: 10.1215/00161071-26-4-579. S2CID 154852467. The styles took hours to complete, and involved starting with a thin wire frame and triangular pillow to hold the shape. The woman’s hair would then be incorporated along with false hair and wig pieces to achieve the desired look. Marie’s mother, Marie Theresa, was not a fan of her daughter’s bold style, and even wrote her to tell her so. But that didn’t stop the Queen from creating hairstyles so big they wouldn’t fit into her carriage. 10. You can never have too much clothing ...a b de Ségur d'Armaillé, Marie Célestine Amélie (1870). Marie-Thérèse et Marie-Antoinette. Paris, France: Editions Didier Millet. pp.34, 47. Chevrier, M. -R; Alexandre, J.; Laux, Christian; Godechot, Jacques; Ducoudray, Emile (1983). "Documents intéressant E.B. Courtois. In: Annales historiques de la Révolution française, 55e Année, No. 254 (Octobre–Décembre 1983), pp. 624–28". Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française. 55 (254): 624–35. JSTOR 41915129. First, what did hairstyles look like in 1774? Going out of style was that high tête de mouton look | Marie Antoinette by Jean-Martial Frédou, 1774, Christie’s If you wanted her to look fashion-forward, as the scene tries to imply, you should be going with this higher and wider style with LOTS of decoration | Marie-Antoinette by Jean-Baptiste André Gautier-Dagoty, 1775, Palace of Versailles

In June 1783 Marie Antoinette's new pregnancy was announced, but on the night of 1–2 November, her 28th birthday, she suffered a miscarriage. [82] Castelot, André (1962). Marie-Antoinette. Paris, France: Librairie académique Perrin. ISBN 978-2262048228. By the time of the Flour War of 1775, a series of riots (due to the high price of flour and bread) had damaged her reputation among the general public. Eventually, Marie Antoinette's reputation was no better than that of the favourites of previous kings. Many French people were beginning to blame her for the degrading economic situation, suggesting the country's inability to pay off its debt was the result of her wasting the crown's money. [40] In her correspondence, Marie Antoinette's mother, Maria Theresa, expressed concern over her daughter's spending habits, citing the civil unrest it was beginning to cause. [41] Evelyne Lever & Marie Antoinette 1991, p.124 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFEvelyne_LeverMarie_Antoinette1991 ( help)Paradoxically, for somebody who became infamous for supposedly being frivolous and overly committed to luxurious excess, she was actually all about dressing down,” Weber says. Farr, Evelyn (2013). Marie-Antoinette and Count Fersen: The Untold Love Story (2nd Reviseded.). Peter Owen Publishers. ISBN 978-0720610017. Suffering from an acute case of depression the king began to seek the advice of his wife. In her new role and with increasing political power, the queen tried to improve the awkward situation brewing between the assembly and the king. [119] This change of the queen's position signaled the end of the Polignacs' influence and their impact on the finances of the Crown. Marie Antoinette ( / ˌ æ n t w ə ˈ n ɛ t, ˌ ɒ̃ t-/; [1] French: [maʁi ɑ̃twanɛt] ⓘ; Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne. On 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen.