"Marie Antoinette".I was surprised to read comments in the press about the "Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette (ăntwənĕt`, äNtwänĕt`), 1755–93, queen of France, wife of King Louis XVI and daughter of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. " film, referring to her as a licentious li·cen·tious adj. 1. Lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint, especially in sexual conduct. 2. Having no regard for accepted rules or standards. person. Many people regard Marie Antoinette as a good, moral individual, true to her Catholic faith. Her husband, King Louis King Louis can refer to a number of monarchs in history:
My wife and I recall walking to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris for Sunday Mass and stopping along the way at the Conciergerie, the prison along the Seine where Marie Antoinette was held until her beheading in the present Place de la Concorde For the painting, see . The Place de la Concorde is one of the major squares in Paris, France. . Her husband, Louis, had been executed earlier. Napoleon, upon being appointed First Consul, was told by Abbe Sieyes that Louis had been a tyrant. Napoleon replied, "He was no tyrant. If he had been, you would still be saying Mass and I would be a captain in the army." Sieyes (1748-1836) was the individual who developed the departement system used in France today. A few years ago, during a vacation in Louisiana, we visited the town of Martinville. There is a statue of Evangeline for which the actress, Dolores Dolores (or Delores) was a common given name (until the 1960s in the USA); it is cognate with the English word "dolorous" (meaning sorrowful) and equivalent in meaning. del Rio, was the model. In the Catholic church in Martinville, one can still see a baptismal font donated to the church by Louis XVI with an inscription around the lid in French. It is said that after his marriage to Marie Louise of Austria, the grand-niece of Marie Antoinette, Napoleon sometimes referred to Louis as "my uncle." Both the captors of King Louis and those of his wife attested to the serene and dignified way in which the royal couple faced death. The historicity his·to·ric·i·ty n. Historical authenticity; fact. historicity Noun historical authenticity of the positive testimony from hard core adversaries and enemies can scarcely be doubted. Ottawa, ON |
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