Marie Antoinette — Season 1, Episode 6: Deus Ex Machina

Episode synopsis

Antoinette's brother Joseph comes to Versailles to save the marriage, but realizes he will have his work cut out in uniting this estranged couple, still childless after seven years. Time is running out to save the Franco-Austrian alliance.

About Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she leaves Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. At Versailles, under the complex rules of the French court, she suffers from not being able to live her life the way she wants, under pressure to continue the Bourbon line and secure the Franco-Austrian alliance.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Slap
• E2Rival Queens
• E3Pick a Princess
• E4Queen of France
• E5Rebel Queen
• E7The Ostrich Bitch
• E8Queen of Hearts