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Laura Martinozzi, Duchess of Modena and Reggio (22 April 1639 – 19 July 1687), niece of the Chief minister of France Jules Cardinal Mazarin and one of the Mazarinettes, by marriage became Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio, and following the death of her husband, she acted as regent for her minor son during 1662–1674.
Laura Martinozzi (1639-1687), niece of Cardinal Mazarin, was a duchess consort of Modena. Laura was born in Fano in Marche, a papal state, on 27 May 1639. She was the daughter of Count Girolamo Martinozzi da Fano and Laura Margherita Mazzarini, eldest sister of Cardinal Mazarin.
- Female
- May 27, 1639
- Alfonso (D'este) Duke of Modena
- July 19, 1687
Laura Martinozzi (27 May 1639 – 19 July 1687), who married Alfonso IV d'Este (1634–1662) in 1655, becoming the Duchess of Modena, and had issue, among them Mary of Modena, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland, from whom the Jacobite pretenders to the English throne descend.
Laure Martinozzi, Duchesse de Modène. Born as Laura Martinozzi on May 27, 1639, Laura adopted the French version of her name, Laure, when setting foot on French soil. She was the oldest daughter of Laura Margherita Mazzarini, sister of Cardinal de Mazarin, and the Italian noble Girolamo Martinozzi da Fano, majordomo to Cardinal Francesco ...
Jun 16, 2022 · Laura Martinozzi (27 May 1639 – 19 July 1687) was the regent of the Duchy of Modena and Reggio in the name of her son, Francesco. She was born in Fano to Cardinal Mazarin's eldest sister, also named Laura, and Girolamo Martinozzi, an Italian noble.
Laura Martinozzi, Duchess of Modena and Reggio (22 April 1639 – 19 July 1687), niece of the Chief minister of France Jules Cardinal Mazarin and one of the Mazarinettes, by marriage became Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio, and following the death of her husband, she acted as regent for her minor son during 1662–1674. Read more on Wikipedia.
Overtures had been made to the young prince, by Cardinal Mazaiin, for an alliance with his niece, Laura Martinozzi. These had been rather evaded; when an autograph letter, from Louis, King of France, urgently pressing the marriage, determined the affair; and, in 1655, attended by the most magnificant pomp, Laura was received at Modena as the ...
