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he loved making locks and amused himself in the royal locksmith-workshop assisted by Francois Gamain the local locksmith in the castle. He was actually very fond of Gamain. They made locks together for over 20 years. Horribly enough, the locksmith Gamain eventually betrayed Louis XVI to the revolutionarees when, later, the King was surrounded by enemies, and he felt the necessity for having some secret place where he could conceal papers of importance which might yet fall into the hands of the rabble if the palace was again invaded, as it had been at Versailles, he sent for Gamain to make for him an iron chest in a place of concealment, that could only be opened by one knowing the secret of the lock. Gamain was not to be trusted, as he had turned Revolutionairy and turned the chest in to the Assemblee National. The Queen heard of Gamain's Jacobinism, and warned the King, who, however, could not believe that Gamain would betray him. Marie Antoinette insisted on the most important papers being removed from the iron chest, and they were confided to Mme. de Campan. When the trial of the King was begun, on November 20, Gamain went to Roland, Minister of the Interior, and told him the secret of the iron chest. Roland, alarmed at the consequences of such a discovery, hastened to consult his wife, who was in reality more minister than himself. On December 24 following, Gamain was summoned to Paris by the Convention to give his evidence to prove that a key discovered in the desk of Thierry de Ville-d'Avray fitted the iron chest.
- He loved to hunt and to wrestle his two younger brothers to the ground
- He loved to eat. A lot!
-He and Marie Antoinette got married when she was 14 (maybe younger) and he was 15.
-Him and his wife were second cousins, and got hitched to create good relations w/ France and Austria
-He was always a shy man, the exact opposite of his wife.
-He had to have an operation to make him able to 'function' correctly in the bedroom so that he could get Marie pregnant.
-His death in 1783 was the end of French monarchy, and France became a republic.
-He was always ready to listen to advice, which disadvantaged him greatly later in life, and got him disliked by the people of France, and they later killed him.
-He supported and funded the American Revoulution, not a popular decision with the people of his country.
-In 1791, he and his family were attempted to flee France in disguise. Needless to say, it did not work.
-He was sentenced to death by a vote of 361 to 288, with 72 calling for a delay.
-He was guillotined on Jan. 21, 1793.
he loved making locks and amused himself in the royal locksmith-workshop assisted by Francois Gamain the local locksmith in the castle. He was actually very fond of Gamain. They made locks together for over 20 years. Horribly enough, the locksmith Gamain eventually betrayed Louis XVI to the revolutionarees when, later, the King was surrounded by enemies, and he felt the necessity for having some secret place where he could conceal papers of importance which might yet fall into the hands of the rabble if the palace was again invaded, as it had been at Versailles, he sent for Gamain to make for him an iron chest in a place of concealment, that could only be opened by one knowing the secret of the lock. Gamain was not to be trusted, as he had turned Revolutionairy and turned the chest in to the Assemblee National. The Queen heard of Gamain's Jacobinism, and warned the King, who, however, could not believe that Gamain would betray him. Marie Antoinette insisted on the most important papers being removed from the iron chest, and they were confided to Mme. de Campan. When the trial of the King was begun, on November 20, Gamain went to Roland, Minister of the Interior, and told him the secret of the iron chest. Roland, alarmed at the consequences of such a discovery, hastened to consult his wife, who was in reality more minister than himself. On December 24 following, Gamain was summoned to Paris by the Convention to give his evidence to prove that a key discovered in the desk of Thierry de Ville-d'Avray fitted the iron chest.
- He loved to hunt and to wrestle his two younger brothers to the ground
- He loved to eat. A lot!
-He and Marie Antoinette got married when she was 14 (maybe younger) and he was 15.
-Him and his wife were second cousins, and got hitched to create good relations w/ France and Austria
-He was always a shy man, the exact opposite of his wife.
-He had to have an operation to make him able to 'function' correctly in the bedroom so that he could get Marie pregnant.
-His death in 1783 was the end of French monarchy, and France became a republic.
-He was always ready to listen to advice, which disadvantaged him greatly later in life, and got him disliked by the people of France, and they later killed him.
-He supported and funded the American Revoulution, not a popular decision with the people of his country.
-In 1791, he and his family were attempted to flee France in disguise. Needless to say, it did not work.
-He was sentenced to death by a vote of 361 to 288, with 72 calling for a delay.
-He was guillotined on Jan. 21, 1793.
what happened to marie antoinette's bedroom?
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http://60000miletickettoparis.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/imgp0089.jpg
this doesn't look like it was kept in it's original state. the color hot pink wasn't used until the 1950s, and the furniture is too modern. When and why was it changed?
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That is not Marie Antoinette's bedroom.
This is her bedroom:
http://www.visitingdc.com/images/queens-bedroom-versailles.jpg
If you look in the corner by the the jewel cabinet you can see the outline of the secret door which she used to escape when Versailles was stormed on 5th of October 1789 to the King's apartments.
Marie Antoinette acquired the room in 1774 and had it redecorated. That was when it assumed the form it is in today.
That is not Marie Antoinette's bedroom.
This is her bedroom:
http://www.visitingdc.com/images/queens-bedroom-versailles.jpg
If you look in the corner by the the jewel cabinet you can see the outline of the secret door which she used to escape when Versailles was stormed on 5th of October 1789 to the King's apartments.
Marie Antoinette acquired the room in 1774 and had it redecorated. That was when it assumed the form it is in today.
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