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A Faithful Friendship: The Life and Times of Marie-Antoinette
A Faithful Friendship The Life and Times of MarieAntoinette Author:Rita M. Stark This book is the story of a friendship that started on a winter night in 1774 at a ball at L'Opera in Paris during carnival season when a lighthearted princess approached a handsome young man. The youth was a Swedish nobleman, Count Axel von Fersen, who became an important personality not only in France and other European nations, but also d... more »uring the American Revolution as Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the First French Expeditionary Force allied with George Washington. He fought at Yorktown and found the military adventures he was seeking that made him a mature man. The princess was Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France, who remained faithful to him until the end of her days.« less