Much evidence indicates that, because her closest friends, including Count von Fersen (who had organized the flight from Paris), were absent, Marie Antoinette was attempting to influence Barnave and his fellow Feuillants as a way to ensure her family’s safety.
Axel von Fersen the Younger (1755–1810), Swedish Army officer, diplomat and statesman, son of the Elder
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