Marie Antoinette French territories on European soil. That summer, the situation was compounded by multiple defeats of the French armies by the Austrians, in part because Marie Antoinette passed on military secrets to them. In addition, at the insistence of his wife, Louis XVI vetoed several measures that would have further restricted his power, earning the royal couple the nicknames "Monsieur Veto" and "Madame Veto", nicknames then prominently featured in different contexts, including La Carmagnole. Barnave remained the most important advisor and supporter of the queen, who was willing to work with him as long as he met her demands, which he
Marie-Antoinette Demagnez Marie-Antoinette Demagnez Marie-Antoinette Demagnez (1869–1925) was a French sculptor who worked during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Demagnez was a frequent exhibitor at the annual Salon art exhibition in Paris, and was one of only a few women whose works were juried into the show at that time in history. She is best known for her stone statue called "Source d’amour" and her monumental war memorial statue at Saint-Chaptes that memorializes soldiers killed in both the First and Second World War. Demagnez died in Paris in 1925. Demagnez was born in Paris, France, in 1869. During a