lochiels:“If only she had been simply Austrian, and not the daughter of the powerful empress M
lochiels:“If only she had been simply Austrian, and not the daughter of the powerful empress Maria Theresa. If only she hadn’t been tied to the House of Lorraine, creating controversy almost as soon as she arrived in France and thereafter with her continued connection to Lorraine. If only Louis XVI had had mistresses, and she was not the sole target of attacks against “female” influence on the king. If only there were not rival factions within the court. If only Marie Antoinette had not been ill-educated and ill-prepared for her role. If only she had not tried to “be a private subject but had realized that…‘a queen could not do as she pleased.’” If only “…all of these ‘if onlys’ had not conspired to overdetermine both Marie Antoinette’s personal fate and the fate of her representation, there might have not arisen so quickly and firmly what Jacques Revel calls ‘a dark legend about Marie Antoinette which would follow her for the rest of her life.” [x] -- source link
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