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Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin (6 June 1646 – 2 July 1699), [1] was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France, and a mistress of Charles II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
May 8, 2024 · A complex woman whose controversial life inspired novels and essays, Hortense Mancini (1646–1699) eloquently exemplifies the difficulties that early modern women endured in their lives and their agency in resolving them.
Apr 20, 2009 · Hortense Mancini, known as Madame Mazarin after having inherited her uncle's fortune, began to write her Memoirs while settled in the château de Chambéry, residence of one of her former suitors, the duke of Savoy.
- Emmanuelle Chaze
- 2009
Apr 21, 2023 · From fencing duels in her nightgown to fleeing her husband dressed as a man, Hortense Mancini was quite the character. When she passed away by 1699, most of Europe knew who she was, and now,...
Mar 14, 2018 · The Mazarine legacy; the life of Hortense Mancini, Duchess Mazarin : Rosvall, Toivo David, 1913- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.
May 15, 2009 · The memoirs of Hortense (1646–1699) and of Marie (1639–1715) Mancini, nieces of the powerful Cardinal Mazarin and members of the court of Louis XIV, represent the earliest examples in France...
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Sep 27, 2016 · Hortense set off for England, disguised as a man and went along with Montagu’s scheme and soon became mistress to King Charles II. While Louise de Kerouaille was never truly supplanted, as she was with Charles until his death, Hortense did manage to put an end to her dominance at court.
