“All eyes will be on you”, said Austrian Empress, Maria Theresa when her 15th child, Marie Antoinette was being sent to France at the age of 14, destined to marry the grandson of king Louis XV, the Dauphin of France, Louis XVI. Louis XVI grew up strong, though very shy. Their first meeting was rather awkward and amateurish. They got married in 1770. Thus, a confederation was formed between the two rival countries and the princess of Austria, became the crowned Dauphine of France. Even after their marriage the interactions between Louis XVI and Marie were blundering, they were encouraged to produce an heir for the throne. Her life in Versailles was fruitless and rather unsuccessful. Louis XVI had an obsession with lock smithing, which became …show more content…
Marie’s mother then displayed eminent concern by sending Marie’s brother Joseph II to help the couple. Soon, Marie got pregnant. Louis XVI presented the Petit Trainon to Marie as a gift after the birth of their first child. She liked to escape constrains of the court at Versailles and spend time at the Petit Trainon which she had redecorated in a tremendous style and huge expense. She essentially suspended all of the rules of the royal French etiquette and played at being a commoner. Marie spent most for her time at the Petit Trainon; it soon became a source of alienation for the queen of the court where she conducted intimate gatherings with friends and events. After 18 years of their marriage, Louis XVI was a father of 4 children but as king he remained impotent. Louis XVI signed a foreign policy to support American colonies in their war for independence. To meet the increasing expenses, he had to raise taxes, which heavily strained the poor. Soon, Versailles became an ocean of extravagance that was surrounded by a land in despair. Wen the peasants complained of the rising prices of bread, she is falsely rumored to have said “ Let them eat cake