Hofburg Palace (Vienna)
Marie Antoinette was born here in 1755
Schoenbrunn Palace (Vienna)
Childhood home of Marie Antoinette
Childhood home of Marie Antoinette
Laxenburg Castle
Marie Antoinette is said to have been partial to this childhood home
Palace of Versailles
Marie Antoinette's Hameau in the garden of Petit Trianon
Petit Trianon - Versailles, France
Chateau de Saint-Cloud
M.A. purchased the Chateau from the duc d'Orleans in 1780. 90 years after Marie Antoinette's expansion, the Chateau was destroyed during the Franco-Prussian War.
The Tuileries
Marie Antoinette as Dauphine made her first official appearance here and where the Royal family would be housed during the French Revolution
Marie Antoinette as Dauphine made her first official appearance here and where the Royal family would be housed during the French Revolution
The Conciergerie
French prison where MA was held before her beheading
12 comments:
Am I the first invited guest?? I LOVE this place!!! What made you think of this...all those wonderful castles of yours I bet!
Let me know if you ever need a contributor for Venetian and Italian places;)
Big Hugs and Congratulations on a most royally plush of gatherings:)
I love it!!! I am fascinated by historic castles. I especially like the castles and ruins of Ireland, Scotland and England...
Good Idea for a blog!!!!
♥ it! Great pics and great blog idea!!
Vanessa :)
Lucy ~ I will definitely take you up on your offer - I'm sure you have some great places in mind with all of your reading travels! Hugs right back at ya!
CelticLady ~ thanks! I hope you like it here!
Vanessa ~ thanks chick! Do come again =)
Looking forward to all the fun stuff.. I will be tapping my fingers for you to spotlight Chatsworth for me! Have fun with your new blog!
Love the cribs!!
Can you imagine calling those places your childhood home? My gosh!
I would love to someday take a trip to visit castles.
BTW: This blog is a neat idea.
What a marvelous name for a blog too!
I loove castles :D
I feel right at home
Love this new blog! So many possibilities for it!
Marie Antoinette childhood to death in her living spaces - great presentation! Very enjoyable and accessible blog.
Beautiful blog & great idea! Love it! I like seeing MA's childhood palaces.
Your blog keeps getting better and better! Your older articles are not as good as newer ones you have a lot more creativity and originality now keep it up!
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