Marie Antoinette Princess

• Pocket mirrors come packaged complete with a velvet bag for safe keeping.
• Dimensions: 2.25 Diameter.
• Design on one side with real glass mirror on the other side.

 Marie Antoinette is a perfect example of the the bewildering history of European politics, growth, scandal and tragedy that many innocents faced who were born into aristocracy and thrown into marriages not of their own choosing at times when they were most certainly not prepared for the challenges they would face.

Born into royalty, and gifted as a bride by her mother, Marie Antoinette led France as Queen for 17 years, (1774-1791). During that time she was cast as both a heroine and personification of the greatness and beauty of France as well as a villain and one of the main actors in the French Revolution. She was involved in many scandals, many of which were true and many of which were nothing more than political power plays and rumors of the day. The phrase "Let them eat cake" is appropriated to her although there is no evidence she actually ever used the phrase. She had a tragic ending to her life when after a 2 day trial she was convicted of several trumped up and fictional charges and executed via guillotine. Her stature in popular culture has produced dozens of biographies, films, songs, plays, opera's and poems.