Michelle Obama is Marie Antoinette? No, says Tea at Trianon blogger Elena Maria Vidal (who is the author of Trianon: A Novel of Royal France).

It was only a matter of time. U.S. first lady Michelle Obama is (1) a woman and (2) famous, so naturally she was first compared to Princess Diana, and is now being compared to — you guessed it — Marie Antoinette.

Let them eat tapas? Mrs Obama faces holiday fury

The right’s comparison of Michelle Obama and Marie Antoinette is more astute than they realize

New York races to uncover Ground Zero mystery ship

Below: Archaeologists examine the decayed hull of the wooden ship found at the World Trade Center construction site. (Photo: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson. Photo provided by PicApp)

Archaeologists examine the remnants of a centuries old wooden ship at the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan in New York July 15, 2010. The decayed hull of the ship was unearthed at the World Trade Center construction site, providing a glimpse into the history of Manhattan, archeologists said. The ship likely dated back at least 200 years when part of the river was filled in with trash, debris and wooden beams in order to expand a fast-growing Manhattan.  REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT MARITIME BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

How Jennie Hodgers, an Irish immigrant to the U.S., became Union soldier Albert D.J. Cashier:
In Civil War, woman fought like a man for freedom

The book They Fought Like Demons by Deanne Blanton and Lauren M. Cook tells the stories of Hodgers/Cashier and other female Civil War soldiers.

Prominent women are forever being compared to Princess Diana and/or Marie Antoinette, and right now it’s apparently U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama’s Diana moment.

Hello Dolley! And Jackie and Mamie and Nancy....A brief history of showing 'skin' in the White House

Daughter of slave votes for Obama

U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin is just like Princess Diana!

Well, really, who isn’t (or wasn’t)?

But wait. Isn’t she just like Marie Antoinette, too? Most women in public life are, it seems. And some men, too. I wonder how Governor Palin feels about cake.

New hobo royalty named at convention

Is Paris Hilton “the closest thing to American royalty,” as she herself reportedly claims, and is that why people love to hate her? The trash princess

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