Marie Antoinette – Motherhood suhadahanum
1778 – 1781 : Motherhood
In the middle of her pregnancy, two events occurred which had a profound impact on the queen’s later life. First, there was the return of the handsome Swede,Coun Axelvon Fersen – whom she had met previously on New Year’s Day, 1774, while she was still Dauphine – to Versailles for two years. Secondly, the king’s wealthy but spiteful cousin, the duc de Chartres, was disgraced due to his questionable conduct during the Bettle of Ouessent against the British. In addition, Marie Antoinette’s brother, the Emperor Joseph, began making claims on the throne of Bavaria based upon his second marriage to the princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria Marie Antoinette pleaded with her husband for the French to help intercede on behalf of Austria but was rebuffed by the king and his ministers. The Peace of Teschen signed on 13 May 1779, ended the brief conflict, but the incident once more showed the limited influence that the queen had in politics.
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