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Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, the Glossary

Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons (French: Olympe Mancini; 11 July 1638 – 9 October 1708) was the second-eldest of the five celebrated Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes because their uncle was Louis XIV's chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin.^[1]

52 relations: Affair of the Poisons, Alfonso IV d'Este, Anne Gonzaga, Anne Marie Martinozzi, Anne of Austria, Antonia Fraser, Armand Charles de La Porte, 2nd Duke of La Meilleraye, Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Astrology, Battle of Oudenarde, Brussels, Cardinal Mazarin, Charles II of England, Colonna family, Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons, Field marshal, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Gabrielle d'Estrées, Girolama Mazzarini, Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon, Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, Henri Desmarets, Henrietta of England, Henry IV of France, Hortense Mancini, James II of England, Judith Merkle Riley, La Voisin, Laura Mancini, Laura Martinozzi, Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, 8th Prince of Paliano, Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons, Louis XIV, Louis, Duke of Vendôme, Louise de La Vallière, Mancini family, Marie Anne Mancini, Marie Louise d'Orléans, Marie Mancini, Mary of Modena, Mazarinettes, Necromancy, Ottoman Empire, Papal States, Philippe Jules Mancini, Duke of Nevers, Pierre Mignard, Pietro Antonio Fiocco, Prince du sang, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Prince Louis Julius of Savoy, ... Expand index (2 more) »
1679 crimes
Affair of the Poisons
Countesses of Dreux
Countesses of Soissons
Household of Maria Theresa of Spain
Mancini family
Mistresses of Louis XIV

Affair of the Poisons

The Affair of the Poisons (affaire des poisons) was a major murder scandal in France during the reign of King Louis XIV.

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Alfonso IV d'Este

Alfonso IV d'Este (2 February 1634 – 16 July 1662) was Duke of Modena and Reggio from 1658 until his death.

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Anne Gonzaga

Anna Gonzaga (Anna Marie; 1616 – 6 July 1684) was an Italian French noblewoman and salonist. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Anne Gonzaga are Household of Maria Theresa of Spain.

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Anne Marie Martinozzi

Anne Marie Martinozzi, Princess of Conti (1637 – 4 February 1672) was a French aristocrat and court official. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Anne Marie Martinozzi are 17th-century French nobility, Italian emigrants to France and nobility from Rome.

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Anne of Austria

Anne of Austria (Anne d'Autriche; Ana de Austria; born Ana María Mauricia; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was Queen of France from 1615 to 1643 by marriage to King Louis XIII.

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Antonia Fraser

Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser, (Pakenham; born 27 August 1932) is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction.

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Armand Charles de La Porte, 2nd Duke of La Meilleraye

Armand Charles de La Porte, 2nd Duke of La Meilleraye (1632 – 9 November 1713), was a French general, who was Grand Master and Captain General of Artillery.

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Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti

Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (11 October 162926 February 1666), was a French nobleman, the younger son of Henri II, Prince of Condé and Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, daughter of Henri I, Duke of Montmorency.

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Astrology

Astrology is a range of divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions of celestial objects.

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Battle of Oudenarde

The Battle of Oudenarde, also known as the Battle of Oudenaarde, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, pitting a Grand Alliance force consisting of eighty thousand men under the command of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy against a French force of eighty-five thousand men under the command of the Duc de Bourgogne and the Duc de Vendôme, the battle resulting in a great victory for the Grand Alliance.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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Cardinal Mazarin

Jules Mazarin (born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino or Mazarini; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was an Italian Catholic prelate, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 to his death. After serving as a papal diplomat for Pope Urban VIII, Mazarin offered his diplomatic services to Cardinal Richelieu and moved to Paris in 1640. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Cardinal Mazarin are Italian emigrants to France.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.

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Colonna family

The House of Colonna, also known as Sciarrillo or Sciarra, is an Italian noble family, forming part of the papal nobility.

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Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons

Prince Eugene Maurice of Savoy-Carignano (French: Eugène Maurice de Savoie-Carignan; 2 March 1635 – 6 June 1673) was a Franco-Italian nobleman and general.

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Field marshal

Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the second most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks, but junior to the rank of Generalissimo.

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Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan

Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart de Mortemart, Marquise of Montespan (5 October 1640 – 27 May 1707), commonly known as Madame de Montespan, was a French noblewoman and the most celebrated royal mistress of King Louis XIV. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan are affair of the Poisons, Household of Maria Theresa of Spain and Mistresses of Louis XIV.

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Gabrielle d'Estrées

Gabrielle d'Estrées, Duchess of Beaufort and Verneuil, Marchioness of Monceaux (157310 April 1599) was a mistress, confidante and adviser of Henry IV of France.

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Girolama Mazzarini

Girolama or Geronima Mazarini (1608 or 1614 – 29 December 1656) was the sister of Cardinal Mazarin, the chief minister of France at the start of the reign of King Louis XIV of France. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Girolama Mazzarini are nobility from Rome.

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Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon

Godefroy Maurice de La Tour d'Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon (21 June 1636 – 26 July 1721) was a French nobleman and member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, one of the most important families in France at the time.

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Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (11 September 161127 July 1675), commonly known as Turenne, was a French general and one of only six Marshals to have been promoted Marshal General of France.

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Henri Desmarets

Henri Desmarets (February 1661 – 7 September 1741) was a French composer of the Baroque period primarily known for his stage works, although he also composed sacred music as well as secular cantatas, songs and instrumental works.

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Henrietta of England

Henrietta of England (Henrietta Anne Stuart; 16 June 1644 O.S. – 30 June 1670) was the youngest daughter of King Charles I of England and Queen Henrietta Maria.

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Henry IV of France

Henry IV (Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610.

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Hortense Mancini

Hortense Mancini, Duchess of Mazarin (6 June 1646 – 2 July 1699), was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France, and a mistress of Charles II, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Hortense Mancini are 17th-century French nobility, Italian emigrants to France, Mancini family and nobility from Rome.

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James II of England

James VII and II (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685.

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Judith Merkle Riley

Judith Merkle Riley (January 14, 1942 – September 12, 2010) was an American writer, teacher and academic who wrote six historical romance novels.

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La Voisin

Catherine Monvoisin, or Montvoisin, née Deshayes, known as "La Voisin" (c. 1640 – 22 February 1680), was a French fortune teller, commissioned poisoner, and professional provider of alleged sorcery. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and La Voisin are 1679 crimes and affair of the Poisons.

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Laura Mancini

Laura Mancini, Duchess of Mercœur (6 May 1636 – 8 February 1657) was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Laura Mancini are 17th-century French nobility, Countesses of Dreux, Italian emigrants to France, Mancini family and nobility from Rome.

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Laura Martinozzi

Laura Martinozzi, Duchess of Modena and Reggio (22 April 1639 – 19 July 1687), niece of the Chief minister of France Jules Cardinal Mazarin and one of the Mazarinettes, by marriage became Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio, and following the death of her husband, she acted as regent for her minor son during 1662–1674.

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Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, 8th Prince of Paliano

Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna (1637–1689) was an Italian nobleman of the Colonna family. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, 8th Prince of Paliano are nobility from Rome.

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Louis Thomas, Count of Soissons

Prince Louis Thomas of Savoy (Ludwig Thomas von Savoyen, Graf von Soissons; Italian: Luigi Tommaso di Savoia; 15 December 1657 – 14 August 1702) was a Count of Soissons and Prince of Savoy.

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Louis XIV

LouisXIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Louis XIV are 1638 births.

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Louis, Duke of Vendôme

Louis de Bourbon (October 1612 – 6 August 1669), was Duke of Mercœur and later the second Duke of Vendôme, and the grandson of Henry IV of France and Gabrielle d'Estrées.

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Louise de La Vallière

Françoise-Louise de La Baume Le Blanc, Duchess of La Vallière and Vaujours (6 August 1644 – 6 June 1710) was a French noblewoman and a mistress of King Louis XIV of France from 1661 to 1667. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Louise de La Vallière are Mistresses of Louis XIV.

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Mancini family

The House of Mancini was the name of one of the oldest families of Roman nobility.

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Marie Anne Mancini

Marie Anne Mancini, Duchess of Bouillon (1649 – 20 June 1714), was an Italian-French aristocrat and cultural patron, the youngest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of Louis XIV, King of France as the Mazarinettes, because their uncle was the king's chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Marie Anne Mancini are 1679 crimes, 17th-century French nobility, affair of the Poisons, Italian emigrants to France, Mancini family and nobility from Rome.

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Marie Louise d'Orléans

Marie Louise d'Orléans (María Luisa de Orleans; 26 March 1662 – 12 February 1689) was Queen of Spain as the wife of King Charles II.

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Marie Mancini

Anna Maria "Marie" Mancini, Princess of Paliano (28 August 1639 – 8 May 1715) was the third of the five Mancini sisters, nieces to Cardinal Mazarin who were brought to France to marry advantageously. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Marie Mancini are 17th-century French nobility, Italian emigrants to France, Mancini family, Mistresses of Louis XIV and nobility from Rome.

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Mary of Modena

Mary of Modena (Maria Beatrice Eleonora Anna Margherita Isabella d'Este) was Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland as the second wife of James II and VII.

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Mazarinettes

The Mazarinettes were the seven nieces of Cardinal Jules Mazarin, (1639–1661), chief minister to the Kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV of France from 1642 until his death. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Mazarinettes are 17th-century French nobility.

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Necromancy

Necromancy is the practice of magic involving communication with the dead by summoning their spirits as apparitions or visions for the purpose of divination; imparting the means to foretell future events and discover hidden knowledge.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

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Papal States

The Papal States (Stato Pontificio), officially the State of the Church (Stato della Chiesa; Status Ecclesiasticus), were a conglomeration of territories on the Apennine Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the Pope from 756 to 1870.

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Philippe Jules Mancini, Duke of Nevers

Philippe Jules Mancini, 8th Duke of Nevers (1641–1707) was the nephew of Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France immediately after the death of King Louis XIII. Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons and Philippe Jules Mancini, Duke of Nevers are Mancini family.

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Pierre Mignard

Pierre Mignard or Pierre Mignard I (17 November 1612 – 30 May 1695), called "Mignard le Romain" to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter known for his religious and mythological scenes and portraits.

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Pietro Antonio Fiocco

Pietro Antonio Fiocco (or Pier Antonio or Pierre-Antoine) (3 February 1654 – 3 September 1714) was an Italian Baroque composer.

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Prince du sang

A prince du sang or prince of the blood is a person legitimately descended in male line from a sovereign.

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Prince Eugene of Savoy

Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano (18 October 1663 in Paris – 21 April 1736 in Vienna), better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Prince Louis Julius of Savoy

Prince Louis Julius of Savoy (2 May 1660 – 13 July 1683) was an Italian soldier and the brother of the famous Savoyard leader Prince Eugene of Savoy who distinguished himself as a general in the service of the Imperial Army of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Spanish Netherlands

The Spanish Netherlands (Países Bajos Españoles; Spaanse Nederlanden; Pays-Bas espagnols; Spanische Niederlande) (historically in Spanish: Flandes, the name "Flanders" was used as a pars pro toto) was the Habsburg Netherlands ruled by the Spanish branch of the Habsburgs from 1556 to 1714.

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Surintendante de la Maison de la Reine

Surintendante de la Maison de la Reine ("Superintendent of the Queen's Household"), or only Surintendante, was the senior lady-in-waiting at the royal court of France from 1619 until the French revolution.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia_Mancini,_Countess_of_Soissons

Also known as Olimpia Mancini, Olympe Mancini, Olympia Mancini.

, Spanish Netherlands, Surintendante de la Maison de la Reine.

Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, the Glossary

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See also

1679 crimes

Affair of the Poisons

Countesses of Dreux

Countesses of Soissons

Household of Maria Theresa of Spain

Mancini family

Mistresses of Louis XIV

References