Marie Antoinette became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, who ascended the throne as Louis XVI in 1774, making her the queen.
Much of France did not like that Marie Antoinette was from Austria. She became increasingly unpopular among the people, accusing her of being promiscuous, harboring sympathies for France’s enemies and even her children of being illegitimate. The false accusations of the Affair of the Diamond Necklace damaged her reputation further. During the French Revolution, she became known as Madame Déficit because the country’s financial crisis was blamed on her lavish spending and her opposition to the social and financial reforms
On this day in 1793, Marie was beheaded by guillotine at La Place de la Révolution for crimes of high treason.
Music Du Jour: Mozart’s Symphony No. 31 “Paris.” This is one of Mozart’s best known compositions, written in 1778, four years into the reign of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, while he was job hunting in Paris. He never got a job there.
Films Du Jour:
Marie Antoinette
One Nation, One King
Snacks du Jour: Marie Antoinette is credited for bringing the croissant to France from Vienna. She was also a lover of chocolate and bone broth. Here are 65 other classic French recipes so you can go all out today.
Cocktail Du Jour – The Antoinette
As made by Oak Restaurant in the Dallas Design District:
3 oz Prosecco
4 blackberries
1 oz Vodka
0.5 oz simple syrup
0.5 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
0.25 oz Cointreau
Muddle 3 blackberries in a cocktail shaker. Add vodka, lemon juice, syrup, Cointreau, and ice. Shake and strain into a coupe glass. Pour prosecco into the glass. Garnish with the remaining blackberry.
Mocktail Du Jour – The Antoinette Mocktail
1 oz cranberry juice
4 blackberries
0.5 oz freshly squeezed lemon juice
0.25 oz Blood Orange Flavored Blue Agave Nectar
3 ounces ginger ale
Muddle 3 blackberries in a cocktail shaker. Add cranberry juice, lemon juice, nectar, and ice. Shake and strain into glass. Pour ginger ale into a coupe glass. Garnish with the remaining blackberry.
Beer Du Jour
Community Beer Funnel Cake Ale or Kronenbourg 1664 lager
Wine Du Jour
French Champagne
