Also known as Diamond Necklace Affair, L'affaire du collier de la reine, Affaire du Cardinal de Rohan
incident in 1785 at the court of King Louis XVI of France involving Marie Antoinette, implying that she participated in a crime to defraud the crown jewelers of the cost of a very expensive diamond necklace
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The diamond necklace was commissioned by Louis XV of France for his mistress, Madame du Barry. At the death of Louis XV, the necklace was unpaid for, which almost bankrupted the jewellers and then led to various unsuccessful schemes to secure a sale to Queen Marie Antoinette. Reconstruction, Château de Breteuil (Breteuil Castle), France.
The Affair of the Diamond Necklace (French: Affaire du collier de la reine, "Affair of the Queen's Necklace") was an incident from 1784 to 1785 at the court of King Louis XVI of France that involved his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette.
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