Laura Mancini

Laura Mancini (6 May 1636 – 8 February 1657) was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. She was the eldest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court 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.

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
Louis, Duke of Vendôme
(m. 1651)
Issue
  • Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme
  • Philippe, Duke of Vendôme
Names
Italian: Laura Vittoria Mancini
French: Laure Victoire Mancini
FatherLorenzo Mancini
MotherGirolama Mazzarini
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