The V&A Museum will host the exhibition “Marie Antoinette Style.” The exhibition will feature 250 objects, including loans which have never been outside of Versailles or France. It will include rare personal items from Marie Antoinette, including her silk slippers and jewels from her private collection. You will also be able to see costumes made [read more]
A rare 10.38-carat purple-pink diamond, believed to have been owned by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, is going up for auction soon. The kite-shaped diamond, known as the Marie-Thérèse Pink Diamond, is estimated to go between $3,000,000 and $5,000,000. According to lore, Marie Antoinette entrusted her jewels to her coiffeur on the eve of the [read more]
On 17 April 1770, Marie Antoinette swore on a bible to renounce her rights to the Austrian hereditary lands through her mother and to Lorraine through her father. This was done to ensure that no claims were made through the female line should the male line fail. That evening, her brother Joseph II, Holy Roman [read more]
A watch made for Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, is going on display at London’s Science Museum. The watch features rubies, sapphires, platinum and gold. It has 823 parts and had no budget. Unfortunately, Marie Antoinette was guillotined before the watch was completed. The watch will go on display as part of the Versailles: Science [read more]
Read part seven here. King Charles X had begun making decisions, which even worried Marie Thérèse. Soon, the situation spiralled out of control. Crowds of angry men and women refused to work, and police fired into the crowd, costing several lives. This turned into a full-out insurrection at the end of July 1830. King Charles [read more]
Read part six here. Despite her deep unhappiness, Marie Thérèse continued to present herself as the perfect princess. To ease her suffering, her husband took her on a month-long tour of central France, where they were well-received all around. She later wrote to her uncle, “I have concluded that the Bourbons really are affirmed on [read more]
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