The Life Of Marie Antoinette

The Life of Marie Antoinette is a historical biography written by Charles Duke Yonge. The book offers a comprehensive account of the life of the famous Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. It covers her early life in Austria, her marriage to King Louis XVI of France, and her eventual downfall during the French Revolution.The book provides a detailed look at the political and social climate of France during Marie Antoinette's reign, as well as the key events that shaped her life, including the birth of her children, her involvement in court politics, and her extravagant spending habits. It also explores the controversial rumors and scandals that surrounded her, such as her alleged affair with a Swedish count and her supposed involvement in a diamond necklace scandal.Yonge's biography draws on a variety of primary sources, including letters, diaries, and contemporary accounts, to provide a vivid and engaging portrait of Marie Antoinette. The book also includes a number of illustrations and portraits of the queen and her contemporaries.Overall, The Life of Marie Antoinette is a fascinating and well-researched biography that offers a compelling insight into the life of one of the most iconic figures in French history.Judgment and prudence were not the qualities most naturally to be expected in a young princess not yet fifteen years old. The best prospect which Marie Antoinette had of surmounting the numerous and varied difficulties which beset her lay in the affection which she speedily conceived for her husband, and in the sincerity, we can hardly say warmth, with which he returned her love. Maria Teresa had bespoken his tenderness for her in a letter which she wrote to him on the day on which her daughter left Vienna, and which has often been quoted as a composition worthy of her alike as a mother and as a Christian sovereign.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.