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Hortense Mancini
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Mistress of Charles II of England
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Hortense Mancini was a French writer and royal mistress born in Rome in 1646. She was the daughter of Girolama Mazzarini and the sister of Marie Anne, Marie, Olympia, and Laura Mancini. Mancini wrote in French and was active as an author from 1666 until 1699. Her notable works include *Mémoires de Madame la duchesse Mazarin*, *Memoirs*, and *Mémoires d'Hortense et de Marie Mancini*. She also held the noble title of duke.
Mancini was married to Armand Charles de La Porte de La Meilleraye and was the unmarried partner of Charles II of England. She lived in France, Rome, the Netherlands, and Chelsea. She died by suicide in Chelsea on November 9, 1699.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1646
- Died
- 1699
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Mémoires de Madame la duchesse Mazarin
- Schriften und briefe des Herrn von Saint Evremond
- Die memoiren der herzogin
- Memoirs
- Mémoires d'Hortense et de Marie Mancini
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1924-04-16
- Active to
- 1994-06-14
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hortense
- Family name
- Mancini
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Chelsea
- Mother
- Girolama Mazzarini
- Sibling
- Philippe Jules Mancini
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- French
- Noble title
- duke
- Image
- Jacob Ferdinand Voet - Ortensia Mancini.jpg
- Work location
- Chelsea
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- Commons category
- Hortense Mancini
- date of birth
- 1646-06-06
- date of death
- 1699-07-02
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- Hortense Mancini
- unmarried partner
- Charles II of England
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1666-01-01
- end of work period
- 1699-01-01
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Hortense Mancini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
