The Tragic Case of Marie Thérèse de Choiseul-Stainville

Marie Thérèse de Choiseul was the niece of Louis XV's famous minister Étienne François de Choiseul who played a key role in arranging the marriage between Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Her parents - the duc and duchesse de Stainville - welcomed her into the world on 8 December 1766. Unbeknownst to everyone her life would be both short and unjust. Considering her elevated birth, a prestigious…