Can you figure out what 18th century socialite this description is about??
"She is a charming and honorable woman, somewhat young, a little thoughtless, but essentially decent and virtuous...she also has spirit and a keenness which surprised me. Her first reaction is always correct; if she would only act according to it, . . . and pay less attention to the gossips, . . . she would be perfect."
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Est-elle française?
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ReplyDeleteHmm just a wild guess but Lambelle?
ReplyDeleteno! not Lambelle! good guess though!! :o)
ReplyDeleteMarie Antoinette herself? This sounds vaguely like her brother, Joseph II.
ReplyDeleteOh! and Elyse has hit it right on the mark!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is in fact a description of Marie by Joseph II in a letter to brother Leopold, April 1777.
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A trick question!
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