Anna Constantia von Brockdorff was born in 1680 to parents Joachim von Brockdorff and Anna Margarethe Marselis. Her father was a knight from a noble family, whereas her mother came from a family of wealthy merchants, and their union was frowned upon by many. Anna was raised in modern-day Holstein in Germany and was afforded [read more]
Read part three here. Fearing for her life, Marie and her sister Hortense left Rome with only a few possessions, so they did not arouse suspicions. Marie took a small sum of money, some diamonds from her husband whom she still loved despite their terrible problems, and she took the pearls which King Louis XIV [read more]
Read part two here. Marie Mancini and King Louis XIV were still deeply in love with each other despite Marie being sent away from the French court by her uncle Cardinal Mazarin and Louis being due to marry another woman. All the Cardinal could do now was be direct with the King, and he wrote [read more]
Read part one here. The travelling and the hectic nature of court life did not agree with fourteen-year-old Marie, and she began to feel unwell and looked “a pitiful state” after a few weeks at the French court. It was decided that Marie and young Hortense should return to a convent for a while for [read more]
Anna Maria Mancini was born into an aristocratic family to parents Girolama Mazzarani and Baron Lorenzo Mancini and was the fourth of their ten children. Some of the girls, along with two of their cousins grew up to be known as the Mazarinettes and rose to fame and prosperity under the guidance of their uncle [read more]
Read part one here. Within a month of meeting each other; the Prince of Wales and Lillie were an item, and Lillie was regarded as the Prince’s first real mistress. They were soon seen everywhere together, which their respective spouses hated but could do little about. The pair were physically attracted to each other and [read more]
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