With the unconsummation of her marriage for seven years and the initial awkwardness between Louis Auguste, Marie Antoinette was a victim of lies from vicious detractors, insincere flatterers, and gossips. Not only was word circulating that the queen could not produce an heir but that she was a lesbian, an Austrian prostitute and even an abusive mother. So whether she is being idealized for her impeccable style or vilified for being unforgiveably out of touch with her subjects, reation to Marie Antoinette will always be extreme.