Memorias de María Antonieta

In 1770, when Marie Antoinette, daughter of the Empress of Austria, came to Versailles to marry the Dauphin (the future Louis XVI), France was experiencing a time of change driven by the Enlightenment and the growth of the bourgeoisie. The irruption into the court of the young, beautiful, intelligent and apparently frivolous princess arouses much suspicion and envy, both in those opposed to the union with another kingdom and in the people themselves, who see her as the incarnation of a hated, unproductive aristocracy. and wasteful, occupied only with personal amusement and far from the interests and welfare of the nation. However, even today, Marie Antoinette continues to arouse interest, but also controversy, among historians, who often see her figure as one of the triggers for the Revolution or, sometimes, redeem her by considering her a victim of time. her.