Marie Antoinette – Declining Popularity | suhadahanum

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1782 – 1785: Declining Popularity
Despite the general celebration over the birth of the Dauphin, Marie Antoinette’s political influence, such as it was, did not benefit Austria.Instead, after the death of the comte de Maurepas, the influence of Vergennes was strengthened, and she was again left out of political affairs. The same happened during the so-called Ketle War, in which her brother Joseph attempted to open up the Scheldt River for naval passage. Later, another attempt by him to claim Bavaria was rebuffed as being against French interests.
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