tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post3188596419120592423..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: Marie-Josèphe de Saxeelena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-12487777236280277792009-11-10T17:10:01.293-05:002009-11-10T17:10:01.293-05:00Soounda like she was a 'voice crying in the wi...Soounda like she was a 'voice crying in the wilderness' or wildness of the French Court. It would be encouraging to think she could have influenced the young Antoinette, but considering even M.A's mother, who was also a powerful mother figure, would wring her hands in exasperation at some of the antics of her headstrong daughter, I doubt that much could have been done. There were more powerful social influences at work in the French court which seduced the young future Queen.Julygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113475639726723076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-51112627607498978332009-11-10T15:07:24.984-05:002009-11-10T15:07:24.984-05:00She sounds like a wonderful role model. Kindness a...She sounds like a wonderful role model. Kindness and non-judgemental modesty can win over all sorts of people.Gabriel Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954800794154658555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-14061242893109651702009-11-10T13:59:04.391-05:002009-11-10T13:59:04.391-05:00You are welcome, Lucy! Thank you!You are welcome, Lucy! Thank you!elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-65438048496536242342009-11-10T12:17:53.308-05:002009-11-10T12:17:53.308-05:00Wonderful post, Elena:) I often wonder what life ...Wonderful post, Elena:) I often wonder what life would have been like for Marie Antoinette had her mother-in-law been alive. I even think there is some resemblance between the two-not only in features but also in their devoutness, love for their children and feminine ways. Thanks for this great post.Lucy https://www.blogger.com/profile/13600064401395449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-52424285484950641372009-11-10T11:11:46.001-05:002009-11-10T11:11:46.001-05:00Thank you, Philippe, for the additional informatio...Thank you, Philippe, for the additional information about such a great lady.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-67462689824158617532009-11-10T11:07:43.033-05:002009-11-10T11:07:43.033-05:00Marie-Josèphe de Saxe is a fascinating figure- ima...Marie-Josèphe de Saxe is a fascinating figure- imagine if the dauphin hadn't died, what kind of queen she would have made. Or if she had survived past 1770, the influence she might have had on Marie-Antoinette.<br /><br />Although she was traditional for many things, she was also incredibly modern for her time and especially her station. A talented musician, the concerts and musical gatherings she hosted in her appartements in part helped to make popular the latest musical innovations and composers. <br /><br />Especially interesting is that she played an important role in raising her children herself, like her famous daughter-in-law was to in the 1780s. With the dauphin teaching languages, she took up the history of religions, imparting this lesson to her children : All men are equal by natural right and in the eyes of God who created them." I can only imagine the effects such a lesson had on the future Louis XVI, especially, who in 1778 would form an alliance with the united American colonies who 2 years earlier had declared that "all men are created equal and blessed by their Creator with inalienable rights." Even the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen had a similar phrase, in which all men are born and live free and equal in rights.Philippehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816287887482791939noreply@blogger.com