Walter Pforzheimer collection of Marie Antoinette, 1783-1791.

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Walter Pforzheimer collection of Marie Antoinette, 1783-1791.

1.25 linear feet.

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Pforzheimer, Walter L. (Walter Lionel), 1914-2003

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Yale graduate, lawyer, adviser on special collections to Yale University Library. From the description of Walter Lionel Pforzheimer collection, 1487-1997 (inclusive), 1487-1982 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702195754 From the guide to the Walter Lionel Pforzheimer collection, 1487-1997, (Manuscripts and Archives) Walter L. Pforzheimer (Yale 1935) was a lawyer and advisor on special collections to Yale University Library. Marguerite ...

Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793

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Marie Antoinette (b. Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, Nov. 2 1755, Vienna, Austria–d. Oct. 16, 1793, Paris, France) was the last queen of France. The daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, her parents and King Louis XV of France arranged a marrage between her and his grandson, Louis-Auguste, later Louis XVI. They were married May 16, 1770 at Versailles; Marie Antoinette became queen in 1774. Known for her oppulance and lavish spending, she was convicted of high treason during French Revo...