The Last Letter of Marie Antoinette

[livviebway.livejournal.com]

One of bizarre stories I've heard floating around about the French Revolution is that Marie Antoinette's last letter to Mme Elisabeth was found under Robespierre's bed after his execution. Funny how no biography I've read of his has ever mentioned this, you'd think it would be important. Anyway, does anyone know where this story came from?

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[disownmereturns.livejournal.com]

Ah...I care more for her offspring, especially the youngest. But that find is indeed interesting! I've never heard of it before, either.

[livviebway.livejournal.com]

That's the thing, I wouldn't take that story very seriously because I've never heard it mentioned in a biography of Robespierre, you'd think the Thermidorians would have been all over it had it happened, and seriously, why would Robespierre have that letter?

[livviebway.livejournal.com]

You wouldn't happen to have any biographies of Marie Antoinette around would you where you could check and see if this is mentioned? You seem more likely than any of the other folks on this board to possibly have a book about her around ;-).