Marie Antoinette was the daughter of Francis I, the Holy Roman Emperor. He betrothed her to King Louis XVI to strengthen ties between France and Austria, her native country. Marie Antoinette was ...

Marie and her friends Polignac (Kim Suarez-Villao ’28) and Lamballe (Smilla Eihausen ’26) have tea in Versailles while attendants (Talia Jellinek-Knight ’25, Lily Sickman-Garner ’25, and Miranda ...

The Queen's annual clothing budget surpassed $3 million, according to journalist Laurence Benaim, author of "Fashion and Versailles." Marie Antoinette's expenditures naturally extended to ...