An Insensitive Princess?

If French history is your thing, then you should know of France’s last king, Louis XVI. But this time, the king isn’t the subject of one of history’s biggest lies. Instead, his queen Marie-Antoinette takes the spotlight this time. Legend has it that during the bloody french revolution, the queen’s response to news of widespread was “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche.”

When loosely translated, it means “Let them eat cake.” Of course, that’s an insensitive statement to make. That declaration was a sharp detour from her well-known generosity to social causes. In reality, according to French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the statement was made by another princess in 1767.