Intro.

Marie Antoinette was one of the most misunderstood characters in history. Her reputation was destroyed by phamplets which portayed her in pornographic images. Rumors spread saying that she was bankrupting the nation. Of course she was Austrian which gave start to the suspicions of the people. Her marriage to the dauphin was merely a attempt by the French and Austrian governments to form an alliance for the Seven Years War. After leaving the Austrian court she never saw her mother, Maria Theresa, who was the Empress of Austria.