This is a brief biographical statement about Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI and often cited as one of the causes for the collapse of the French Monarchy in the late 1700s. The paper addresses historical conditions that shaped the Queen's behavior, as well as personal and political events that contributed to her reputation as the woman who said of her starving peasant subjects, "Let them eat cake!" 5 pgs, bibliography lists 4 sources.
