Royalty.nu: Marie Antoinette - Biography of the queen. Catholic Encyclopedia: Marie Antoinette - Biography of the Queen of France. Marie Antoinette, Queen of France - Portrait, biographical profile, links. Did Marie Antoinette really say, "Let them eat cake"? - Cecil Adams tackles two theories about the infamous remark. Marie Antoinette Portraits - Thirty paintings and drawings of the queen, most by Vigée Le Brun. Letter to Her Mother, 1773 - Excerpt from a letter from Marie Antoinette to Maria Theresa.