🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
🏇💨 Hortense Mancini’s escape to England is pure cinematic chaos—and all real. Breeze Barrington unpacks her daring journey on History Rage.
🎧 Listen now: pod.fo/e/3f529d
#HistoryRage #HortenseMancini #WomenInHistory
After fleeing from her husband, #HortenseMancini fascinated #17thcentury Europe as a wealthy duchess, a royal mistress, and a scandalous libertine.
🔒 Annalisa Nicholson’s article from the December issue is now in the archive
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#GodfreyKneller (1646-1723)
Portrait of #HortenseMancini (1646-99), Duchess of La Meilleraye, who was #BornOnThisDay, as Cleopatra
1693
Sheffield Museums
#Mancini #Mazarinettes
#JacobFerdinandVoet (1639-1700)
Portrait of #HortenseMancini (1646-99), Duchess of La Meilleraye, who was #BornOnThisDay, as Cleopatra
17th century
#Mancini #Mazarinettes
#JacobFerdinandVoet (1639-1700)
Portrait of #HortenseMancini (1646-99), Duchess of La Meilleraye, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1675
#Mancini #Mazarinettes
#JacobFerdinandVoet (1639-1700)
Portrait of #HortenseMancini (1646-99), Duchess of La Meilleraye, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1670-99
Hermitage
#Mancini #Mazarinettes
Attributed to #PierfrancescoCittadini (1616-81)
Portrait of #HortenseMancini (1646-99), Duchess of La Meilleraye, who was #BornOnThisDay
1670
#Mancini #Mazarinettes
Attributed to #HenriGascar (1635-1701)
Portrait of #HortenseMancini (1646-99), Duchess of La Meilleraye, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1665
#Mancini #Mazarinettes
