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8
Ibid., p. 108.
Ibid., p. 108.
11
Ibid., pp. 113â114.
Ibid., pp. 113â114.
12
Jacques de Belbeuf, cited in
Dizionario biografico dei italiani
(Rome: Instituto della Enciclopedia italiana, 1961), p. 356.
Jacques de Belbeuf, cited in
Dizionario biografico dei italiani
(Rome: Instituto della Enciclopedia italiana, 1961), p. 356.
13
Valeria De Lucca, “âPallade al valor, Venere al volto': Music, Theatricality, and Performance in Marie Mancini Colonna's Patronage,” in
The Wandering Life I Led: Essays on Hortense Mancini, Duchess Mazarin and Early Modern Women's Border-Crossings,
ed. Susan Shifrin (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009), p. 126.
Valeria De Lucca, “âPallade al valor, Venere al volto': Music, Theatricality, and Performance in Marie Mancini Colonna's Patronage,” in
The Wandering Life I Led: Essays on Hortense Mancini, Duchess Mazarin and Early Modern Women's Border-Crossings,
ed. Susan Shifrin (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009), p. 126.
14
Mancini,
Truth in Its Own Light,
p. 117. Penelope is the loyal wife of Ulysses who waits patiently for his return. Phryne is a Greek courtesan as famous for her beauty and sexual power as for her conversations with philosophers.
Mancini,
Truth in Its Own Light,
p. 117. Penelope is the loyal wife of Ulysses who waits patiently for his return. Phryne is a Greek courtesan as famous for her beauty and sexual power as for her conversations with philosophers.
16
Per Burgstom,
Feast and Theatre in Queen Christina's Rome
(Stockholm: Nationalmusei skriftserie nr. 14, 1966), p. 81.
Per Burgstom,
Feast and Theatre in Queen Christina's Rome
(Stockholm: Nationalmusei skriftserie nr. 14, 1966), p. 81.
17
For example, the
Gazette de Leyde
, December 21, 1670. Quoted in Perey,
Une princesse romaine
, p. 101.
CHAPTER 4 A RUNAWAY DUCHESSFor example, the
Gazette de Leyde
, December 21, 1670. Quoted in Perey,
Une princesse romaine
, p. 101.
1
In Hortense Mancini and Marie Mancini
, Memoirs
, ed. and trans. Sarah Nelson (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), p. 61.
In Hortense Mancini and Marie Mancini
, Memoirs
, ed. and trans. Sarah Nelson (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), p. 61.
2
Ibid.
Ibid.
3
Ibid., p. 65.
Ibid., p. 65.
4
Marie Mancini,
The Truth in Its Own Light, or: The Genuine Memoirs of M. Mancini, Constabless Colonna
, in
Memoirs
, Nelson, p. 119.
Marie Mancini,
The Truth in Its Own Light, or: The Genuine Memoirs of M. Mancini, Constabless Colonna
, in
Memoirs
, Nelson, p. 119.
7
One of these rumors was that the Duchess Mazarin had become pregnant. A French traveler to Rome in 1669 described meeting her and noting that she was “five or six months pregnant.” I am unaware of mention of this or of the birth of a child in any other documents. See Lucien Perey [Clara Adèle Luce Herpin],
Une princesse romaine
,
au xvlle siècle
,
Marie Mancini Colonna, d'après des documents inédits
(Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1896), p. 90.
One of these rumors was that the Duchess Mazarin had become pregnant. A French traveler to Rome in 1669 described meeting her and noting that she was “five or six months pregnant.” I am unaware of mention of this or of the birth of a child in any other documents. See Lucien Perey [Clara Adèle Luce Herpin],
Une princesse romaine
,
au xvlle siècle
,
Marie Mancini Colonna, d'après des documents inédits
(Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1896), p. 90.
8
Vatican Library Manuscripts, Barberini Latini collection, 6405 (henceforth Vatican, Barb. Lat.).
Vatican Library Manuscripts, Barberini Latini collection, 6405 (henceforth Vatican, Barb. Lat.).
9
Francesco Petrucci, “A Brief Iconography of the Duchess Mazarin: Between Portrait and Allegory in Baroque Rome,” in
The Wandering Life I Led: Essays on Hortense Mancini, Duchess Mazarin and Early Modern Women's Border-Crossings,
ed. Susan Shifrin (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009), p. 112.
Francesco Petrucci, “A Brief Iconography of the Duchess Mazarin: Between Portrait and Allegory in Baroque Rome,” in
The Wandering Life I Led: Essays on Hortense Mancini, Duchess Mazarin and Early Modern Women's Border-Crossings,
ed. Susan Shifrin (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009), p. 112.
11
Vatican, Barb. Lat. 6404, March 22, 1670.
Vatican, Barb. Lat. 6404, March 22, 1670.
12
Ibid., p. 147.
Ibid., p. 147.
13
Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis, seigneur de Saint-Ãvremond,
Mélange curieux des meilleures pièces
(Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1706), vol. 2, p. 284.
Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis, seigneur de Saint-Ãvremond,
Mélange curieux des meilleures pièces
(Amsterdam: Pierre Mortier, 1706), vol. 2, p. 284.
15
“Lament of the Statues,” quoted in Patrick Michel,
Mazarin, prince des collectionneurs
(Paris: Editions de la réunion des musées nationaux, 1999), pp. 570â572.
“Lament of the Statues,” quoted in Patrick Michel,
Mazarin, prince des collectionneurs
(Paris: Editions de la réunion des musées nationaux, 1999), pp. 570â572.
17
Ibid., p. 336.
Ibid., p. 336.
18
Georges Mongrédien,
Une aventurière au grand siècle, la duchesse Mazarin
(Paris: Amiot-Dumont, 1952), pp. 84â85.
Georges Mongrédien,
Une aventurière au grand siècle, la duchesse Mazarin
(Paris: Amiot-Dumont, 1952), pp. 84â85.
19
Ibid., p. 86.
Ibid., p. 86.
20
Ibid., p. 88.
Ibid., p. 88.
23
Monsieur de Lauzun, in Mancini,
Memoirs,
p. 76; letter from Madame de Scudéry to Bussy-Rabutin in
Correspondance de Roger de Rabutin
, vol. 1, p. 387.
Monsieur de Lauzun, in Mancini,
Memoirs,
p. 76; letter from Madame de Scudéry to Bussy-Rabutin in
Correspondance de Roger de Rabutin
, vol. 1, p. 387.
25
Ibid., pp. 76â77.
Ibid., pp. 76â77.
26
Marie de Rabutin Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné,
Correspondance
, ed. Roger Duchêne (Paris: Gallimard, 1973â1976), vol. 1, p. 170; Bussy-Rabutin,
Correspondance de Roger de Rabutin
, vol. 1, p. 388.
Marie de Rabutin Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné,
Correspondance
, ed. Roger Duchêne (Paris: Gallimard, 1973â1976), vol. 1, p. 170; Bussy-Rabutin,
Correspondance de Roger de Rabutin
, vol. 1, p. 388.
27
Vatican, Barb. Lat. 6405, October 11, 1670.
Vatican, Barb. Lat. 6405, October 11, 1670.
28
Ibid. 6406, March 14, 1671.
Ibid. 6406, March 14, 1671.
30
Ibid., p. 129.
CHAPTER 5 ON THE ROADIbid., p. 129.
1
Marie Mancini,
The Truth in Its Own Light, or: The Genuine Memoirs of M. Mancini, Constabless Colonna
, in Hortense Mancini and Marie Mancini,
Memoirs
, ed. and trans. Sarah Nelson (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), p. 130.
Marie Mancini,
The Truth in Its Own Light, or: The Genuine Memoirs of M. Mancini, Constabless Colonna
, in Hortense Mancini and Marie Mancini,
Memoirs
, ed. and trans. Sarah Nelson (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), p. 130.
2
Colonna Archive, Biblioteca Statale Santa Scolastica, Subiaco, Italy. Letter dated August 1, 1672.
Colonna Archive, Biblioteca Statale Santa Scolastica, Subiaco, Italy. Letter dated August 1, 1672.
3
Ibid., letter dated October 14, 1672.
Ibid., letter dated October 14, 1672.
5
Ibid.
Ibid.
6
Ibid.
Ibid.
7
Ibid., p. 131.
Ibid., p. 131.
13
Colonna Archive, letter dated June 10, 1672.
Colonna Archive, letter dated June 10, 1672.
14
Ibid., letter dated November 1672.
Ibid., letter dated November 1672.
15
Ibid., letter dated January 1672. Translated by Giovanna Suhl. Published in Marie Mancini,
La Vérité dans son jour
, ed. Patricia F. Cholakian and Elizabeth C. Goldsmith (Delmar, NY: Scholars' Facsimiles and Reprints, 1998), p. 95.
Ibid., letter dated January 1672. Translated by Giovanna Suhl. Published in Marie Mancini,
La Vérité dans son jour
, ed. Patricia F. Cholakian and Elizabeth C. Goldsmith (Delmar, NY: Scholars' Facsimiles and Reprints, 1998), p. 95.
17
Ibid.
Ibid.
18
Colonna Archive, letter dated June 19, 1672.
Colonna Archive, letter dated June 19, 1672.
19
Ibid., letter dated July 14, 1672.
Ibid., letter dated July 14, 1672.
21
Ibid., p. 207.
Ibid., p. 207.
23
Lucien Perey [Clara Adèle Luce Herpin],
Une princesse romaine
,
au xvlle siècle
,
Marie Mancini Colonna, d'après des documents inédits
(Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1896), p. 156.
Lucien Perey [Clara Adèle Luce Herpin],
Une princesse romaine
,
au xvlle siècle
,
Marie Mancini Colonna, d'après des documents inédits
(Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1896), p. 156.
25
Ibid., p. 139.
Ibid., p. 139.
26
Ibid.
Ibid.
27
Ibid., pp. 140â141.
Ibid., pp. 140â141.
28
Ibid., p. 142.
Ibid., p. 142.
31
Colonna Archive, undated letter (August 1672).
Colonna Archive, undated letter (August 1672).
32
Ibid., letter dated September 1672.
CHAPTER 6 SAVOY AND BEYONDIbid., letter dated September 1672.
1
A. D. Perrero, “La Duchessa Ortensia Mazzarino e la Principessa Maria Colonna, sorelle Mancini, ed il Duca Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia,” in
Curiosita e recherché di storia subalpina
, vol. 1, p. 18.
A. D. Perrero, “La Duchessa Ortensia Mazzarino e la Principessa Maria Colonna, sorelle Mancini, ed il Duca Carlo Emanuele II di Savoia,” in
Curiosita e recherché di storia subalpina
, vol. 1, p. 18.
2
Georges Mongrédien,
Une aventurière au grand siècle, la duchesse Mazarin
(Paris: Amiot-Dumont, 1952), p. 107.
Georges Mongrédien,
Une aventurière au grand siècle, la duchesse Mazarin
(Paris: Amiot-Dumont, 1952), p. 107.
3
Colonna Archive, Biblioteca Statale Santa Scolastica, Subiaco, Italy. Letter dated October 14, 1672.
Colonna Archive, Biblioteca Statale Santa Scolastica, Subiaco, Italy. Letter dated October 14, 1672.
5
Marie Mancini,
The Truth in Its Own Light, or: The Genuine Memoirs of M. Mancini, Constabless Colonna
, in Hortense Mancini and
Marie Mancini,
Memoirs,
ed. and trans. Sarah Nelson (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), p. 147.
Marie Mancini,
The Truth in Its Own Light, or: The Genuine Memoirs of M. Mancini, Constabless Colonna
, in Hortense Mancini and
Marie Mancini,
Memoirs,
ed. and trans. Sarah Nelson (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2008), p. 147.
7
César de Saint-Réal,
Oeuvres de Mr. L'Abbé de Saint-Réal
(La Haye: Frères Vaillant et Nicolas Prévost, 1722), vol. 3, p. 322.
César de Saint-Réal,
Oeuvres de Mr. L'Abbé de Saint-Réal
(La Haye: Frères Vaillant et Nicolas Prévost, 1722), vol. 3, p. 322.
8
Ibid., p. 324.
Ibid., p. 324.
9
Ibid., p. 319.
Ibid., p. 319.
11
Ibid., p. 81.
Ibid., p. 81.
13
Colonna Archive, letter dated October 29, 1672.
Colonna Archive, letter dated October 29, 1672.
15
Colonna Archive, letter dated May 17, 1673.
Colonna Archive, letter dated May 17, 1673.
16
Ibid., letter dated April 19, 1673.
Ibid., letter dated April 19, 1673.
17
The expression “six candelabras” indicates thirty years of age. Candelabras, or “lustres,” contained five candles each.
The expression “six candelabras” indicates thirty years of age. Candelabras, or “lustres,” contained five candles each.
19
Ibid.
Ibid.
20
Ibid.
Ibid.
21
Colonna Archive, letter incorrectly dated January 5, 1673 (correct date was 1674).
Colonna Archive, letter incorrectly dated January 5, 1673 (correct date was 1674).
22
These letters, now housed in the Colonna Archive, may have been intercepted and delivered to Lorenzo, thus never reaching the Duke of Savoy.
These letters, now housed in the Colonna Archive, may have been intercepted and delivered to Lorenzo, thus never reaching the Duke of Savoy.
23
Colonna Archive, letter dated March 17, 1674. Nicolas Fouquet was imprisoned in 1661 in a citadel off the coast of Brittany, after being convicted of abusing his position as royal treasurer to enrich himself.
Colonna Archive, letter dated March 17, 1674. Nicolas Fouquet was imprisoned in 1661 in a citadel off the coast of Brittany, after being convicted of abusing his position as royal treasurer to enrich himself.
25
Colonna Archive, letter dated March 17, 1674. “Cornettes” were the starched white hats typically worn by women in Savoy.
Colonna Archive, letter dated March 17, 1674. “Cornettes” were the starched white hats typically worn by women in Savoy.
26
Lucien Perey [Clara Adèle Luce Herpin],
Une princesse romaine
,
au xvlle siècle
,
Marie Mancini Colonna, d'après des documents inédits
(Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1896), p. 333.
CHAPTER 7 HORTENSE'S LONDONLucien Perey [Clara Adèle Luce Herpin],
Une princesse romaine
,
au xvlle siècle
,
Marie Mancini Colonna, d'après des documents inédits
(Paris: Calmann Lévy, 1896), p. 333.
1
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné,
Correspondance
, ed. Roger Duchêne (Paris: Gallimard, 1973â1976)
,
vol. 2, p. 169.
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné,
Correspondance
, ed. Roger Duchêne (Paris: Gallimard, 1973â1976)
,
vol. 2, p. 169.
2
Marie-Sidonie de Lenoncourt, Marquise de Courcelles,
Mémoires et correspondance
, ed. Paul Pougin (Paris: P. Jannet, 1855), pp. 105â107.
Marie-Sidonie de Lenoncourt, Marquise de Courcelles,
Mémoires et correspondance
, ed. Paul Pougin (Paris: P. Jannet, 1855), pp. 105â107.
3
Charles de Saint-Evremond,
Oeuvres en prose
, ed. René Ternois (Paris: Didier, 1966), vol. 4, p. 243.
Charles de Saint-Evremond,
Oeuvres en prose
, ed. René Ternois (Paris: Didier, 1966), vol. 4, p. 243.
4
“A Coffee-house Conversation,” in
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series
(March 1, 1675âFebruary 29, 1676), ed. F. H. Blackburne (London: Mackie and Co., 1907), vol. 17, p. 474.
“A Coffee-house Conversation,” in
Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series
(March 1, 1675âFebruary 29, 1676), ed. F. H. Blackburne (London: Mackie and Co., 1907), vol. 17, p. 474.
5
Georges Mongrédien,
Une aventurière au grand siècle, la duchesse Mazarin
(Paris: Amiot-Dumont, 1952), pp. 127â128.
Georges Mongrédien,
Une aventurière au grand siècle, la duchesse Mazarin
(Paris: Amiot-Dumont, 1952), pp. 127â128.
6
Ibid., p. 129
Ibid., p. 129
7
Ibid., p. 130.
Ibid., p. 130.
8
Ibid., p. 133.
Ibid., p. 133.
9
Ibid., p. 134.
Ibid., p. 134.
10
Hortense Mancini,
Memoirs,
in Hortense Mancini and Marie Mancini,
Memoirs
, ed. and trans. Sarah Nelson (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2008)
,
p. 31.
Hortense Mancini,
Memoirs,
in Hortense Mancini and Marie Mancini,
Memoirs
, ed. and trans. Sarah Nelson (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2008)
,
p. 31.
11
Denys Potts, “The Duchess Mazarin and Saint-Ãvremond: The Final Journey,” in
The Wandering Life I Led: Essays on Hortense Mancini, Duchess Mazarin and Early Modern Women's Border-Crossings,
ed. Susan Shifrin (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009), p. 170.
Denys Potts, “The Duchess Mazarin and Saint-Ãvremond: The Final Journey,” in
The Wandering Life I Led: Essays on Hortense Mancini, Duchess Mazarin and Early Modern Women's Border-Crossings,
ed. Susan Shifrin (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009), p. 170.
12
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Comtesse d'Aulnoy,
Mémoires de la cour d'Angleterre
(Paris: Barbin, 1695), pp. 2â3.
Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, Comtesse d'Aulnoy,
Mémoires de la cour d'Angleterre
(Paris: Barbin, 1695), pp. 2â3.
13
Marie-Catherine Desjardins de Villedieu,
Histoire de la vie d'Henriette-Sylvie de Molière
(Paris, 1672â1674).
Marie-Catherine Desjardins de Villedieu,
Histoire de la vie d'Henriette-Sylvie de Molière
(Paris, 1672â1674).
14
Charles de Saint-Evremond,
Oraison funèbre de Madame la Duchesse Mazarin
, in
Oeuvres choisies
(Paris: Garnier, 1867), p. 392.
Charles de Saint-Evremond,
Oraison funèbre de Madame la Duchesse Mazarin
, in
Oeuvres choisies
(Paris: Garnier, 1867), p. 392.
15
Potts, “The Duchess Mazarin and Saint-Ãvremond,” p. 161.
Potts, “The Duchess Mazarin and Saint-Ãvremond,” p. 161.
17
Ibid.
Ibid.
19
The Works of Monsieur de Saint-Evremond
(London: J. Darby and A. Battesworth, 1728), vol. 2, pp. 207â208.
The Works of Monsieur de Saint-Evremond
(London: J. Darby and A. Battesworth, 1728), vol. 2, pp. 207â208.
20
Charles de Saint-Evremond,
Oeuvres en prose
, ed. René Ternois (Paris: Didier, 1962), vol. 3, p. 332.
Charles de Saint-Evremond,
Oeuvres en prose
, ed. René Ternois (Paris: Didier, 1962), vol. 3, p. 332.
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