Did Marie Antoinette actually tell the starving French people to eat cake?
In short: The phrase "Let them eat cake" is often used to paint Marie Antoinette as a detached monarch, but historical evidence suggests she never uttered those infamous words.
The popular attribution of the phrase "Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" to Marie Antoinette is a historical misconception. Evidence indicates that the saying existed in France well before the queen arrived in the country, appearing anywhere from thirty years to as much as a century before her tenure.
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