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The marriage proved to be an unsatisfactory one. The first sign of trouble came with the arrival of Hortense Mancini, duchesse Mazarin who appeared on the scene in 1676 having fled her own eccentric and abusive husband Armand Charles de la Porte, reputedly then the richest man in France.
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. She was the fourth of the five famous Mancini sisters, who, along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of King ...
Apr 26, 2022 · At some point she had an almost certainly lesbian relationship with Hortense Mancini, a mistress of Anne's father, Charles II, and therefore a rival of her mother, his maîtresse en titre. To put an end to the affair, Anne's husband, Lord Sussex, removed his wife to the country.
Feb 20, 2014 · Hortense Mancin i, duchesse Mazarin (1646-1699) was a high-born adventuress in every sense of the word. The favorite niece of Cardinal Mazarin, Hortense was married off at fifteen in 1661 to the richest gentleman in Europe. Unfortunately, he was one of the most mentally unbalanced as well, and in 1668 Hortense fled the marriage.
Countess of Sussex. Anne Fitzroy. Lived 60 years, 2 months, 21 days. At some point Anne had an almost certainly lesbian relationship with Hortense Mancini, a mistress of her father, Charles II, and therefore a rival of her mother. father.
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.
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