Noun
queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI) who was unpopular; her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along with her husband (1755-1793)
Source: WordNetAldrich, p. 137. Marie Antoinette was also the subject of such speculation for some months between 1795 and 1796. Source: Internet
And now it is time for him to kick Mitch McConnell in the dick and call him "the Marie Antoinette of the Senate." Source: Internet
American Historical Review, October 1917, p. 112. Reign of Terror main Queen Marie Antoinette on the way to the guillotine on 16 October 1793 (drawing by Jacques-Louis David ). Source: Internet
A second visit from Joseph II, which had taken place in July 1781, to reaffirm the Franco-Austrian alliance and also to see his sister again, was tainted with rumours that Marie Antoinette was siphoning treasury money to him. Source: Internet
At first the 14 year-old dauphine found her intriguing, but after the king's daughters explained further her true purpose in court, Marie Antoinette grew to bitterly hate Jeanne. Source: Internet
At this point, the tide within the population and political parties against the royal authority intensified, while Marie Antoinette encouraged the king to veto the new laws voted by the Legislative Assembly in 1792. Source: Internet