Marie Antoinette was the beautiful Queen of France who became a symbol for the wanton extravagance of the 18th century monarchy, and was stripped of her riches and finery, imprisoned and beheaded by her own subjects during the French Revolution that began in 1789.
Yolande de Polignac was a French aristocrat and the favourite of Marie Antoinette, whom she first met when she was presented at the Palace of Versaillesin 1775, the year after Marie Antoinette became the Queen of France.
Princess Marie de Lamballe was an Italian-French courtier, aristocrat of the House of Savoy, and royal confidante to French queen Marie Antoinette. Her killing sparked a movement of anti-revolutionary propaganda, which ultimately led to the development and implementation of the Reign of Terror.