Are y'all ready for an adventure? This episode of the Queen's Podcast is about to take you on a wild ride through the life of Hortense Mancini—an absolute 17th-century icon if there ever was one whose life story could rival any soap opera.
From her early days in Rome to her nightmare of a marriageHortense's life was anything but boring. From Parisian it-girl to mistress of the King of England this story has it all. So grab your strawberry mimosas and get ready for a wild ride.
Time stamps:
00:41 Revisiting Hortense Mancini & Cocktail
01:17 Hortense's Early Life
02:09 Family Background and Move to France
05:55 Life in French Court
19:50 Marriage to Armand and Early Struggles
22:25 Life in the Countryside
27:37 Hortense's Rebellion and Affairs
33:58 Locked Up and Losing It
35:35 Plotting the Great Escape
37:35 The Bold Escape to Rome
43:46 Return to Paris and New Beginnings
49:21 Affairs and Scandals in England
58:35 The Final Years and Legacy
A couple of really great articles on Miss Mancini and fam:
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