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Did Marie Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake?” Emperor Hui

Did Marie Antoinette Really Say “Let Them Eat Cake?”

Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette. Image: Flickr “Let them eat cake” is a phrase mistakenly attributed to Marie Antoinette, France’s most notoriou…

Maria Theresa of Spain, France's Neglected Queen Charles II of Spain

Maria Theresa of Spain, France's Neglected Queen

Queen Maria Theresa (by Charles Beaubrun, ca. 1660s). Maria Theresa of Spain, Queen Consort of France, was born on September 10, 1638, at the Escorial, t…

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