How old was Marie Antoinette when she said let them eat cake?

How old was Marie Antoinette when she said let them eat cake? When did Marie Antoinette say let them eat cake? 1789 At some point around 1789, when being told that her French subjects had no bread, Marie-Antoinette (bride of France’s King Louis XVI) supposedly sniffed, “Qu’ils mangent de la brioche”—“Let them eat cake. What … Continue reading How old was Marie Antoinette when she said let them eat cake?