| History |  |
In 1770, when the Austrian archduchess Maria Antonia married the dauphin, later Louis XVI, she took up residence in these rooms. Upon Louis XVI's ascension to the throne in 1774, Marie-Antoinette ordered major redecoration of the grand appartement de la reine. At this time, the queen's apartment achieved the arrangement that we see today (Verlet, 1985). |