Queen of France · Scorpio · born November 2, 1755 in Vienna, Austria

Marie Antoinette married the French dauphin at fourteen and was executed at thirty-seven. Much of what is remembered about her — including the line about cake, which she never said — was propaganda produced during her lifetime, and historians have spent two centuries separating the record from it.

Their Scorpio side

Scorpio in the historical sense: the reputation is mostly what other people needed her to be.

Notable works

• The Petit Trianon
• Her correspondence with Maria Theresa

Achievements

• Queen consort of France from 1774 to 1792
• A significant patron of music, including Gluck
• Reshaped French court fashion
• Her correspondence remains a major primary source for the period

In their words

• “Courage! I have shown it for years; think you I shall lose it at the moment when my sufferings are to end?”

Birth chart facts

• Sun sign: Scorpio
• Chinese zodiac: Wood Pig
• Life path number: 22 (master number) — The Master Builder (Master 22)
• Born on a Sunday

Scorpio compatibility

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