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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[livviebway.livejournal.com]

It would make sense if it was turned over to Fouquier-Tinville, who just filed it away. But yes, the Marie Antoinette folks seem to be completely convinced that Robespierre was perving over her last letter or something.

[victoriavandal.livejournal.com]

What a shame they didn't put that in the film (I'm assuming they didn't - though I've never seen it! Maybe he turns up, twitching imaginary moustaches and saying, yield, my pretty, or I'll chop your head off and do unspeakable things to your personal effects, heh heh heh...)