The luckless queen of Louis XVI of France. Youthful extravagances made her many enemies, as did an unwitting involvement with a trick perpetrated on the Cardinal of Rohan. At the onset of the French Revolution, she attempted escape but was captured, imprisoned, and guillotined in October 1793. Handwritten endorsement, in French, signed “Marie Antoinette,” on a 6.25 x 5 partial document, dated June 1778. Antoinette pens a short three-line endorsement of recommendation concerning the larger document. In fine condition, with trivial soiling, several mild folds and a bold endorsement and signature. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
