Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria - France, 1769
by:
Kathryn Lasky (author)
Maria Antonia of Vienna has her whole life mapped out ahead of her. She is to marry Dauphin Louis Auguste, eldest grandson of King Louis XV. As his wife, she will be called Marie Antoinette, and will be the highest princess of France. Upon the death of the King, she will become Queen Marie...
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Maria Antonia of Vienna has her whole life mapped out ahead of her. She is to marry Dauphin Louis Auguste, eldest grandson of King Louis XV. As his wife, she will be called Marie Antoinette, and will be the highest princess of France. Upon the death of the King, she will become Queen Marie Antoinette. But she dreads both new roles. I am just thirteen...I am not yet ready to be a dauphine, let alone Queen, she writes
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780439076661 (0439076668)
Publish date: April 30th 2000
Publisher: Scholastic
Pages no: 238
Edition language: English
Series: The Royal Diaries
A different perspective then many you'll find in a history book, Lasky humanizes the oft maligned Queen by portraying her early years.
i didn't like this one very much ... it's been years since i read this, but i remember that marie antoinette bugged the heck out of me. she was really stuck up and annoying. of course, now that i've learned about the french revolution in history class, i see that she was kinda like that in real life...
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