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Royalty.nu: Marie Antoinette
Biography of the queen.

Catholic Encyclopedia: Marie Antoinette
Biography of the Queen of France.

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France
Portrait, biographical profile, links.

Marie Antoinette Portraits
Thirty paintings and drawings of the queen, most by Vigée Le Brun.

Encyclopædia Britannica: Marie Antoinette
Substantial biographical entry on the Queen of France, from the 1911 edition. Some scanner errors.

Marie-Antoinette
Illustrated profile of the Austrian princess who became Queen of France. At the web site of the Château de Versailles.

Did Marie Antoinette really say, "Let them eat cake"?
Cecil Adams tackles two theories about the infamous remark.

Letter to Her Mother, 1773
Excerpt from a letter from Marie Antoinette to Maria Theresa.

Austrian Mint: Marie Antoinette
In connection with the issue of an ATS 1000 gold coin, site offers a press release, description of the coin, biography of the unfortunate queen, and a chronology of her life.

Columbia Encyclopedia: Marie Antoinette
Biographical entry on the eighteenth-century queen.


Society: History: By Time Period: Eighteenth Century
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