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French Royals / Re: Marie Antoinette and Axel Fersen
« on: October 24, 2007, 08:24:24 AM »
I have also been reading up a lot about this specific issue lately for my own reasons... I finished Evelyn Lever's biography yesterday evening and I also read some of what Pierre de Nolhac says in his books. I am of the view along with Lever that at the moment we will not know for sure as there is no concrete evidence. It would be interesting if the DNA from the heart of Louis XVII (St. Denis) could be compared with the remains of Axel Fersen in Sweden.
Also it will be WONDERFUL if we develop the necessary technology to be able to read the parts of the correspondence that Axel Fersen's nephew crossed out. Then there is the issue of her having installed a Swedish stove in her inner apartments in Versailles for Axel.
If one reads his correspondence and extracts out of his Journal Intime, I think one can sense that there was great love that existed between them and deep down, (we are all human after all!) I cannot think that one will not follow up on such feelings...
Whatever her official postion as Queen of France and his as a Swedish nobleman, love does not spare any of us and you have NO control as to when and with whom it enters your life. Life is much more complicated than taking a simplistic view... I respect the fact that here we have two individuals who loved one another, despite the difficulty of their circumstances. One can out of a humane perspective only feel for them from the depths of one's heart.
Also it will be WONDERFUL if we develop the necessary technology to be able to read the parts of the correspondence that Axel Fersen's nephew crossed out. Then there is the issue of her having installed a Swedish stove in her inner apartments in Versailles for Axel.
If one reads his correspondence and extracts out of his Journal Intime, I think one can sense that there was great love that existed between them and deep down, (we are all human after all!) I cannot think that one will not follow up on such feelings...
Whatever her official postion as Queen of France and his as a Swedish nobleman, love does not spare any of us and you have NO control as to when and with whom it enters your life. Life is much more complicated than taking a simplistic view... I respect the fact that here we have two individuals who loved one another, despite the difficulty of their circumstances. One can out of a humane perspective only feel for them from the depths of one's heart.