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Who is Adelaide from To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette and what is their importance?

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Adelaide was the aunt of Louis XVI. She was an enemy of Madame du Barry, and she enlisted Antoinette's support soon after her arrival in France.

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To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette