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The quotation, as attributed to Marie Antoinette, was claimed to have been said during one of the famines that occurred in France during the reign of her husband, Louis XVI. When told that the people were suffering due to widespread bread shortages, the Queen is said to have replied, "Then let them eat brioche." Although this was never cited by opponents of the monarchy at the time of the French Revolution, and there is no evidence that Queen Marie Antoinette ever uttered the phrase. Marie Antoinette Party, Maurice Sendak, French Revolution, Savoury Cake, Oui Oui, Marie Antoinette, Let Them Eat Cake, Rococo, Versailles

The quotation, as attributed to Marie Antoinette, was claimed to have been said during one of the famines that occurred in France during the reign of her husband, Louis XVI. When told that the people were suffering due to widespread bread shortages, the Queen is said to have replied, "Then let them eat brioche." Although this was never cited by opponents of the monarchy at the time of the French Revolution, and there is no evidence that Queen Marie Antoinette ever uttered the phrase.

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