I'm Glad I Was Never An Heiress.

My Mother Was A Politician In My Formative Years.

The Concentration In My Book On Marie Antoinette's Childhood And On Her Family Influences. It Is Surprising How Some Books Actually Start With Her Arrival In France!

I'm Glad I Was Never An Heiress.

As The Dauphine Stepped Out Of Her Carriage On To The Ceremonial Carpet That Had Been Laid Down, It Was The Duc De Choiseul Who Was Given The Privilege Of The First Salute. Presented With The Duc By Prince Starhemberg, Marie Antoinette Exclaimed: 'i Shall Never Forget That You Are Responsible For My Happiness!

Her Imperturbable Self-confidence (duchesse De Maine) Caused Madame De Stael To Write That The Duchesse Believed In Herself The Same Way She Believed In God, Without Explanation Or Discussion.