Gave birth to Marie Thérèse Charlotte. First French queen to nurse her offspring.
On August 6, 1775, Marie Antoinette gave birth to her first child, Marie Thérèse Charlotte, also known as Madame Royale. In a break from royal tradition, she became the first French queen to personally nurse her children. This decision reflected her desire to embrace a more natural form of motherhood, challenging conventional roles and highlighting her interest in the Enlightenment ideals of individual responsibility and domesticity. Her actions at this time symbolized a subtle defiance against expected norms for royalty.