MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
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Many of them hated her and blamed her for the country’s problems
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Most of them loved her but a few thought she was frivolous
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They were indifferent to her
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They adored her
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why did the French people have such negative feelings toward Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI? Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI spent money on grandeur and luxuries. Marie is known as “Madame Deficit” because she focused on outrageous fashions and luxuries-leading the country into further debt.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most damaging scandals that irrevocably turned the tide of French sentiment against Marie Antoinette was the Affair of the Diamond Necklace. While the French queen was innocent, it mattered not. The damage to her already dubious reputation had been done.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nine months after the execution of her husband, the former King Louis XVI of France, Marie Antoinette follows him to the guillotine on October 16, 1793.