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Marie Anne Mancini, duchess de Bouillon

Italian noble

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Marie Anne Mancini was an Italian noblewoman, one of the five famous Mancini sisters. She was the niece of Cardinal Jules Mazarin, who brought her to France at a young age. Marie Anne was known for her literary salon but was banished from court in 1680 due to alleged involvement in poisoning plots, specifically with the sorceress La Voisin. She was married to Paul Mancini, duke de Bouillon.1

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