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Notably, there was a grain shortage at the time. The first people to die were bakers who were accused of, often innocently, hoarding bread. Louis was ineffective at dealing with the shortage, and people were hungry.
And Marie was still throwing lavish parties. At least that was the common perception. It didn't help that France had emptied it's coffers to fight the British on American soil.