Marie-Antoinette

Legend has it that the champagne glass, which was particularly popular in the 19th century, was modelled on the bosom of Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) in the form of a shallow bowl (French: coupe). The marriage to King Louis XVI (1754-1793) was a typical union of the ruling dynasties of the time for political reasons. The youngest daughter of the Austrian Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780) was married to the 15-year-old Dauphin at the age of 14 and crowned Queen of France four years later. Marie-Antoinette led a lavish, reckless lifestyle, aroused the hatred of her subjects with the infamous "collar affair" and, like her husband, died in the turmoil of the French Revolution under the Guillotine. The famous saying "If they have no bread, let them eat brioche" (in response to the accusation that the poor could not buy bread), is wrongly attributed to her.

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