Marie Antoinette May 1774, the Dauphin ascended the throne as King Louis XVI of France and Navarre with Marie Antoinette as his Queen. At the outset, the new queen had limited political influence with her husband, who, with the support of his two most important ministers, Chief Minister Maurepas and Foreign Minister Vergennes, blocked several of her candidates from assuming important positions, including Choiseul. The queen did play a decisive role in the disgrace and exile of the most powerful of Louis XV's ministers, the Duke of Aiguillon. On 24 May 1774, two weeks after the death of Louis XV, the king
Cultural depictions of Marie Antoinette 2011, Selena Gomez dressed up as Marie Antoinette in one of the scenes of her music video for "Love You Like a Love Song". In 2012, Marina and the Diamonds mentioned Marie Antoinette as an inspiration for her album "Electra Heart". Marie Antoinette is one of the several bosses in Midway Games' arcade shooter "CarnEvil". In "", there is an assassin named Antoinetta Marie. In the PC game "Treasure in the Royal Tower", Marie Antoinette is mentioned throughout the game. The character Beatrice Hotchkiss is a scholar of French history and has written a fictional book about Marie. In the