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Even after her death, Marie Antoinette is often considered to be a part of popular culture and a major historical figure, being the subject of several books, films and other forms of media.

Some academics and scholars have deemed her frivolous and superficial, and have attributed the start of the French Revolution to her ; however, others have claimed that she was treated unjustly and that views of her ought be more sympathetic.