affair of the diamond necklace

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Definition von affair of the diamond necklace im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: (1785) Scandal at the court of Louis XVI that discredited the French monarchy on the eve of the French Revolution. An adventuress, the countess de la Motte, schemed to acquire a valuable diamond necklace by duping cardinal de Rohan into believing that Queen Marie-Antoinette wanted to obtain it surreptitiously and that he could gain her favour by facilitating its purchase. When the plot came to light, Louis XVI had the cardinal arrested. Though acquitted, the arbitrary treatment of the cardinal deepened impressions of the autocratic nature of the king's government; The Queen's Necklace, puzzling scandalous incident that took place just before the French Revolution at the court of Louis XVI of France and involved the queen Marie Antoinette who was implicated in a crime by public opinion

affair of the diamond necklace