Laura Mancini

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This article is about the 17th-century French duchess. For the 19th-century Italian poet, see Laura Beatrice Mancini.
Laura Mancini
Duchess of Mercœur
Mancini by an unknown artist
Born(1636-05-06)6 May 1636
Rome, Papal States
Died8 February 1657(1657-02-08) (aged 20)
Paris, France
Spouse
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(m. 1651)​
Issue
Names
Italian: Laura Vittoria Mancini
French: Laure Victoire Mancini
FatherLorenzo Mancini
MotherGirolama Mazzarini

Laura Mancini (6 May 1636 – 8 February 1657) was a niece of

Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes. She married Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, grandson of King Henry IV and was the mother of the great general the Duke of Vendôme
.

Biography

Laura was the eldest daughter of Baron Lorenzo Mancini, brother-in-law of

Palais Royal in Paris, home of Queen Anne and her sons Louis XIV and Philippe, Duke of Orléans
.

Laura's four sisters were:

  1. Olympe (1638–1708) married Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, mother of the famous general Eugene of Savoy
    .
  2. Louis XIV, wife of Prince Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna
    .
  3. Armand Charles de La Porte de La Meilleraye and mistress of Charles II of England
    .
  4. Turenne
    .
Coat of arms of Laura Mancini as Duchess of Mercœur

The Mancini also had three brothers:

Henri IV of France and the famous Gabrielle d'Estrées
.

Laura married Louis at the

cardinal, ensuring his children's upbringing to Laura's sister the Duchess of Bouillon
.

Issue

  1. Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654–1712) married Marie Anne de Bourbon and died childless.
  2. Philippe, Duke of Vendôme (1655–1727) prieur de Vendôme died unmarried.
  3. Jules César (1657–1660) died in infancy.

External links

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