Axel von Fersen

Count Axel von Fersen was believed to be Marie Antoinette 's lover. However, recent accounts of Marie Antoinette indicated that there was no evidence that Axel Fersen was any more than a close friend to Marie Antoinette. The story of Marie Antoinette and Count Fersen, the love story untold is somewhat misleading.

In the new Marie Antoinette movie, however, Sofia Coppola decided to portray Marie Antoinette as falling head over heal in love with Count Axel von Fersen. In the Kirsten Dunst Marie Antoinette movie, the affair and the love story of Count Axel von Fersen and Marie Antoinette was real.

Count Axel von Fersen was played by Jamie Dornan. Marie Antoinette and Count Axel Fersen met at the mask ball in Paris where Marie Antoinette, Louis and a few of their friends sneaked off to before returning to hear that the King Louis XIV has fallen ill. Marie Antoinette was facinated by the charm of Count Axel von Fersen immediately. Count Axel von Fersen was of the Swedish army.

Marie Antoinette and Count Axel von Fersen met again when Louis XVI invited American soldiers and alliance troops the Versailles for celebration. While there was no real evidence in history that Count Axel von Fersen had an affair with Marie Antoinette, Sofia Coppola directed that they did in her movie. Count Axel Fersen 's departure left Marie Antoinette feeling empty and love sick.