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Fontainebleau Collects 4,000 Letters to Marie-Antoinette
The Château de Fontainebleau has received 4,000 letters since January with its call to write to Marie-Antoinette. Selected texts from the letters will be published in an anthology at the end of the year.
The Château de Fontainebleau in France has collected 4,000 letters since January with its call to write to Marie-Antoinette. Initiated by historian Cécile Berly, the project invites participants to directly address the famous 18th-century queen.
The letters sent to the château are composed in a formal tone and most begin with the greeting "Your Majesty". The château management says the project has attracted far more interest than expected and that it has created a different connection between visitors and history.
The project is being carried out as part of the year dedicated to Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI at Fontainebleau. Exhibitions, tours and concerts are held throughout the year at the château, located about 60 kilometers southeast of Paris.
Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI visited Fontainebleau 17 times between 1770 and 1786. It is stated that the couple preferred this place for a less formal palace life compared to Versailles.
A boudoir, a small and elegant room, has been recreated in front of the château shop so visitors can write letters. This space turns the idea of writing to the queen into a physical experience.
The historian behind the project, Cécile Berly, emphasizes that sending a letter to Fontainebleau is a unique and meaningful gesture. Berly calls on people to share what they feel about Marie-Antoinette and what she evokes in them.
Marie-Antoinette was executed by guillotine in October 1793, months after her husband Louis XVI's execution. After her death, her image was reinterpreted in different political periods, at times glorified and at other times harshly criticized.
About 70 films made about her in the 20th century turned her into a lasting cultural figure. Her more positive portrayal outside France is also seen as one of the factors explaining the increase in letters from the US and Canada in recent months.
Series and films also keep the interest in the queen alive. The Franco-Italian co-production Le déluge deals with her final years, while the series Marie-Antoinette tells of her arrival at Versailles.
Visitors and fans from around the world can send letters expressing their thoughts to Marie-Antoinette until July 4. At the end of the project, the most impressive letters will be selected and published as an anthology.
The letters are sent to the Château de Fontainebleau, addressed to Marie-Antoinette. With this call, the château has turned a historical figure into a current space of participation.
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