•Did Marie-Antoinette really say “let them eat cake”? •What happened to Marie-Antoinette’s second son, Louis XVII? •Learn about Marie-Antoinette’s eldest brother, Joseph II, who was called an “enlightened despot.” •Test your knowledge of French history in our quiz. ...
“Let them eat cake” is the most famous quote attributed to Marie-Antoinette, the queen of France during the French Revolution. As the story goes, it was the queen’s response upon being told that her starving peasant subjects had no bread. Because cake is more expensive than bread, the...
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在Apple Music 上收听Cake The Musical的《CAKE: The Marie Antoinette Playlist (Studio Cast Recording)》。2024年。14 首歌曲。时长:51 分钟
The phrase "Let them eat cake" is often attributed to Marie Antoinette, but there is no evidence she ever uttered it. Family Life Her parents were Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa. Associated With Kirsten Dunst played her in the contemporary movie Marie Antoinette.Populari...
Marie Antoinette was the last Queen of France who was famously and falsely quoted as saying ~'Let them eat cake~' in response to learning French peasants and revolutionaries were dying from starvation. Learn about the history of the French Revolution and how it relates to Marie Antoinette's li...
作者:Antonia Fraser 出版年:2006-9 定价:CDN$ 52.95 ISBN:9780739340066 豆瓣评分 目前无人评价 评价: 推荐 内容简介· ··· France’s beleaguered queen, Marie Antoinette, wrongly accused of uttering the infamous “Let them eat cake,” was the subject of ridicule and curiosity even before her deat...
officers of the guard and with Hans AxelFersen. The famous solution to the bread famine, “Let them eat cake,” is unjustly attributed to the queen, but it is certain that Marie Antoinette lacked understanding of economic problems. With the birth of her first son, her life became more ...
Coppola wanted to do the same with a film. There would be no beheadings in her script—nor much to do with the French Revolution at all. Rather than reduce the queen to a sentence she never actually said—“Let them eat cake”—Coppola wanted to show Marie Antoinette as she was: a ...
According to legend, when Marie-Antoinette was told that the people had no bread to eat, she callously remarked, “Let them eat cake!” But did she actually say that famous phrase?© Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.About Us Contact Us Privacy Notice Terms of Use Diversity ©2025 ...