Her mother (Maria Theresa) was a horrible person. She was the empress of the Holy Roman Empire. Her husband, the emperor was Francis the First. She was a Habsburg. She was probably the most antisemitic royal figure ever. Her job was to oversee the empire and control who enters, who gets expelled, lives or dies there. While doing that, she produced 16 children of which I think 10 survived. Marie Antoinette was the youngest girl. She did poorly in languages and spoke French with an accent that annoyed the snobbish French. Maria Theresa and the current French king were on bad terms. In order to get him off her back, she married off Marie. Although Marie was initially popular, it went downhill pretty fast. The couple did not consummate the marriage for the first 8 years. Her husband had no idea what to do. Finally he was told how to and they had their 1st child. Her husband disliked sex and although they had 2 more children, the couple were never close and he was reluctant to be with her. . Outside of the bedroom the couple got along well. After Marie met Axel....well she became impregnated a lot quicker. At one point she became pregnant each year for the last 3 years.
I don't know if they will bring up the romance between Marie and Axel Von Fersen. They had a very secret love affair they managed to hide until it was revealed a few years ago. Up till then, it was rumored. They manage to get hold of some love letters between the two, written in code and deciphered them. It is suspected now that Marie's last two children was fathered by Fersen. The boy lived only for a few years and died while imprisoned. The girl, Sophie died 11 months after she was born. This revelation took place in 2019....so it might be in the show. Up until then, she supposedly stood by her very boring husband. This is big news. There is a link about it. Don't know if links are allowed. So google about Marie Antoinette and Axel Von Fersen. He was a Swedish count who outlived Marie by a few years. He died in 1810. Besides the link there is this:
In a recent study employing a technique called X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, scientists discovered formerly redacted phrases on eight letters between Marie Antoinette and the Swedish count Axel Fersen, who was rumored to have been her lover.
On a little note that might be or not be in the mini series. As a very small child, Marie often played with Mozart. He was few months younger then she. I think they were 4 years old. It's a sweet antidote
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