misattributed quotes

Did Marie Antoinette really say "Let them eat cake"?

Illustration of a golden fluted brioche with a round topknot beside a plain crusty loaf of bread on a table in front of a tall window

Few quotes are pinned on anyone as firmly as "Let them eat cake" on Marie Antoinette. We checked where the line first appears in print and who it was first said about.

Can you guess? Read the verdict