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Apr 1, 2012 · The Kings' Mistresses is a fabulous account of Marie and Hortense Mancini, two of the most scandalous and free-thinking women of their time. Marie and Hortense were the nieces of Cardinal Mazarin. The two, along with their siblings were born in Rome and brought to Paris: Marie was 13 and Hortense, 9.
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 of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. Both unhappily married—Marie had also fled the aftermath of her failed affair with the king—the sisters chose to leave ...
Maries voice. was and is muffled, but it repays the effort to attend to it. Marie Mancini was a reader, a writer, and aprécieuse,3 but hersurviving writingswere all produced in the service of her real-life circumstances. This article explores Maries. tactics in pursuing her objective of an independent life.
Marie Mancini, 86, of Frederick Living, and formerly of Pennsburg, passed away peacefully on April 15, 2018. She was the wife of the late Serafino Mancini who passed in 1992. Born in Norristown, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Susie (Tornetta) Tulone. She was the accounting clerk for what was then called Quakertown Community Hospital before retiring in 1995. Marie was a faithful ...
Marie Manxini bi Jacob Ferdinand Voet. Anna Maria (Marie) Mancini (28 August 1639 – 8 May 1715) was the third of the five Mancini sisters; nieces of Cardinal Mazarin that were bought to France to marry advantageously. Along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, the Mancini sisters were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as ...
Girolama Mazzarini. Girolama or Geronima Mazarini (1608 or 1614 – 29 December 1656) was the sister of Cardinal Mazarin, the chief minister of France at the start of the reign of King Louis XIV of France. [1] She was the mother of the five famous Mancini sisters, who with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, became famous at the French ...
3.96. 24 ratings4 reviews. 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 of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. Both unhappily married—Marie had also fled the ...
