The apocryphal quote is "Qu’ils mangent de la brioche" - "Let them eat brioche", a rich, egg-laden bread. But it translates less well than "cake". Interestingl

The apocryphal quote is "Qu’ils mangent de la brioche" - "Let them eat brioche", a rich, egg-laden bread. But it translates less well than "cake". Interestingly, similar quotes seem to have been attributed to other royalty of other countries, well before the revolution.