Daughter of the Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa,Marie Antoinette was only 14 when her mother and Louis XV of France sealed their Franco-Austrian alliance by giving her in marriage to the Frenth Dauphin.A party was sent from France to meet her at the border.As a symbolic act of loyalty to France,Marie Antoinette was stripped of her Austrian clothes before the Austrian delegation that was present,and dressed in French clothing,causing her to break down and cry. A courtier then went ahead of the others to report to the king.
“Has she any bosom?”asked the aging wolf Louis XV.
“Sire,I didn’t take the liberty of carrying my eyes so far.”
“You’re a fool,”laughed the king.“It’s the first thing one looks at in a woman.”