Let Them Eat Cake!

Marie or Not Marie? Let them eat cake! Marie Antoinette never said. So why does she get credited with the quote?

Let them eat cake! MARIE ANTOINETTEAustrian archduchess and last queen of France1755—1793 Marie or Not Marie? That is the Question! To answer the question: Not Marie. First, there’s the questionable translation of what was a quote attributed to a variety of royals long before Marie Antoinette ascended to the throne: Qu’ils mangent de la brioche! Throw […]