BY SPECIAL REQUEST--FROM 2022 AND EFSP---LA COLLECTIONEUSE: MARIE ANTOINETTE

BY SPECIAL REQUEST--JUNE 2022--From our friends at European Film Star Postcards: La Collectionneuse: Marie Antoinette

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A daughter of Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) married Louis, heir to the throne of France, in 1770. After King Louis XV’s death in 1774, Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette became King and Queen of France. Over the years, Marie-Antoinette‘s popularity among French people declined steadily. Rumoured to be a big spender of the national finances, she ended up being nicknamed “Madame déficit”. She was also accused of infidelity and immoral conduct. In 1789, the French Revolution took place and, in 1792, the monarchy was officially abolished. In January 1793, Louis was condemned to death by guillotine and was executed on the 21st. The former Queen of France suffered the same fate in October.

Marie-Antoinette has since become an icon and many actresses have portrayed her on the screen. Here is a selection of five of them.  GO TO European Film Star Postcards: La Collectionneuse: Marie Antoinette