The Archduchess Maria Christina was Marie-Antoinette's least favorite sister.
Tiny-Librarian quotes their brother Leopold:
She lives for herself and refuses to associate
with any of her sisters…She has a lot of talents and knows how to take
advantage of the Empress’s weak spots. She commiserates with her, agrees
with her, is with her at all hours and all the time, writes her notes
constantly, and in this way she has won her over fully and does with her
what she wishes, answering and often talking back to her, demanding a
lot, and the Empress gives her what asks for so as not to agitate her,
because then she shows her worst side and because she doesn’t want to
lose her…She treats everyone with great haughtiness, and in the course
of things, despite some occasional courtesies, she is hated and feared
by everyone, because she has a sharp tongue and repeats everything to
the Empress…
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