Why 'the most controversial queen in history' was so hated? - Deborah Nicholls-Lee (2015) - Présentation orale

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[...] Does being controversial and polemic means that you have to be hated? What do the readings and historians say on that topic and about that specific period? What will be your reaction if something similar happens with you? Will you accept that? Have you ever visited a museum where she was represented? Have you ever been inspired by her fashion style or did you know something about it? [...]

[...] Why 'the most controversial queen in history' was so hated? - Deborah Nicholls-Lee (2015) – Présentation orale Why the most controversial queen in history' was so hated? Source: Why 'the most controversial queen in history' was so hate Introduction Born & Raised in Austria Married Louis XVI at the age of 14 Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche (1755 – 1793) She became one of the most controversial and hated queens. But the central question remains : WHY ? ‘Madame Déficit' & ‘l'Autri-Chienne' Madame Déficit “Madame Déficit” was her nickname A link between her wardrobe and the country's bankruptcy Her 1M$ equivalent today budget = 0,009% of France's one on the American War of Independence Linked with a 600 diamonds necklace bought on her behalf L'AutriChienne Named as “Autrichienne” “Austrian Dog” (literal translation) People believed that she was a kind-of spy, leaking some important information to her country Rousseau's famous sentence in 1765 “Let them eat cake” linked to Marie Antoinette The Counter-Image Breastfeeding her children Donated gifts offered by Louis XVI to charities Adopted children Distributed some of her dresses to the employees Executed by the guillotine in 1793 Became after that a fashionable icon Questions & Words What is the main reason behind that hate? [...]