Marie Antoinette Quotes
My mother sees things but from the distance; she does not weigh them in regard to my position, and she judges me too harshly. But she is my mother, who loves me dearly; and when she speaks, I can only bow my head.
Topics
Self-Sacrifice
Unconditional Love
Family Ties
Family Dynamics
Maternal Bond
Motherly Love
Parental Expectations
Respect for Elders
Unbiased Perspective
Unconditional Acceptance
Unconditional Trust
Unflinching Loyalty
Unquestioned Authority
Unspoken Bond
Unspoken Respect
Unwavering Devotion
Unwavering Support
Unyielding Devotion
harsh judgment
Citations
Antoinette, Marie. The Letters of Marie Antoinette. Edited by Charles Duke Yonge, Hurst and Blackett, 1876, p. 115.
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Marie Antoinette was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne. On 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen.
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