Anne Marie Martinozzi, Princess of Conti (1637 – 4 February 1672) was a French aristocrat and court official. She was a niece of King
Louis XIV of France
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of ...
's chief minister
Cardinal Mazarin, and the wife of
Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti. She became the mother of the
libertine
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François Louis, Prince of Conti, ''le Grand Conti''. Her marriage to the Prince of Conti made her a ''
princesse du Sang''. She served as ''
Surintendante de la Maison de la Reine'' for the queen dowager,
Anne of Austria
Anne of Austria (french: Anne d'Autriche, italic=no, es, Ana María Mauricia, italic=no; 22 September 1601 – 20 January 1666) was an infanta of Spain who became Queen of France as the wife of King Louis XIII from their marriage in 1615 unt ...
, between 1657 and 1666.
Biography
Anna Maria Martinozzi was born in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
to Girolamo Martinozzi and
Laura Margherita Mazzarini
Laura Margherita Mazzarini (1608–9 June 1685) was the daughter of Pietro Mazzarini and Ortensia Buffalini.
Life and career
On 9 July 1634 she was married to Count Girolamo Martinozzi (b. 1610). They had two daughters: Anna Maria (Rome, 1637 - ...
, the daughter of
Pietro Mazzarini
Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV ...
and the elder sister of
Jules Mazarin
Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XI ...
, who was
Cardinal
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**'' Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae
**'' Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, t ...
and
Prime Minister
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during the minority of
Louis XIV of France
, house = Bourbon
, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
, death_date =
, death_place = Palace of ...
.
She and her younger sister
Laura were brought to
France
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by her uncle, as were her maternal cousins, the Mancini sisters:
Laura,
Marie,
Olympe
Olympe ( grc, Ολύμπη) ( sq, Olimpi) was an ancient city located in the territory of the Amantes, between northern Epirus and southern Illyria in classical antiquity. It is located in modern day Mavrovë, Vlorë County, Albania.
History ...
,
Hortense, and
Marie Anne. The seven nieces of Cardinal Mazarin came to be known as the
Mazarinettes by the French court. Mazarin managed to secure advantageous marriages for all of them. Her niece was
Mary of Modena
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, future Queen of England.
In 1654, she married
Armand de Bourbon, ''Prince of Conti'' (1629–1666). The marriage took place at the
Palais du Louvre 22 February 1654.
In 1660 she and her husband began living at an ''hôtel'' on the quai Malaquais, which became known as the
Hôtel de Conti. They had two sons,
Louis Armand (born 1661) and
François Louis (born 1664). Her husband died in 1666.
She acted as the godmother by proxy to ''
le Grand Dauphin
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'' for
Henrietta Maria of France
Henrietta Maria (french: link=no, Henriette Marie; 25 November 1609 – 10 September 1669) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from her marriage to King Charles I on 13 June 1625 until Charles was executed on 30 January 1649. She wa ...
, the dauphins own aunt (24 March 1668).
In 1670, Anne Marie exchanged her townhouse on the quai Malaquais and her beautiful country house in Bouchet for the
Hôtel Guénégaud on the quai de Nevers. The house on the quai Malaquais became the Hôtel du Plessis-Guénégaud, her new house became the Hôtel de Conti, and the quai de Nevers became the quai de Conti.
[ André Mauban (1944), ''Jean Marot: Architecte et Graveur Parisien'' (Paris: Les Éditions d'Art et d'Histoire, ), p. 286.] She died in Paris at her ''hôtel'' on the quai Conti in 1672; she was aged roughly 35. She never saw the birth of her first grandchild
Marie Anne de Bourbon
Marie Anne de Bourbon, ''Légitimée de France','' born Marie Anne de La Blaume Le Blanc, by her marriage Princess of Conti then Princess Dowager of Conti, '' suo jure'' Duchess of La Vallière and of Vaujours (2 October 1666 – 3 May 1739) ...
.
Issue
She had three children, two of whom reached adulthood:
*Louis de Bourbon (Hôtel de Conti, 6 September 1658 - Hôtel de Conti, 14 September 1658)
*
Louis Armand de Bourbon, ''Prince of Conti'' (
Hôtel de Conti (quai Malaquais), 4 April 1661-
Palace of Fontainebleau
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9 November 1685)
** married
Marie Anne de Bourbon
Marie Anne de Bourbon, ''Légitimée de France','' born Marie Anne de La Blaume Le Blanc, by her marriage Princess of Conti then Princess Dowager of Conti, '' suo jure'' Duchess of La Vallière and of Vaujours (2 October 1666 – 3 May 1739) ...
, his cousin, in 1680.
** died childless at age 24; title passed to younger brother.
*
François Louis de Bourbon, ''Prince of Conti'', nicknamed ''Le Grand Conti'' (''The Great Conti'') (Hôtel de Conti (quai Malaquais), 30 April 1664 - Hôtel de Conti (quai Conti), 22 February 1709)
** married
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon (1 February 1666 – 22 February 1732) was the titular Queen consort of Poland in 1697. She was the daughter of the Prince of Condé. As a member of France's reigning House of Bourbon, she was a '' princesse du sang''.
...
in 1680; the couple were the titular monarchs of Poland in 1697.
** had three legitimate children who survived infancy; only one of them, his only son,
Louis Armand II, had children.
** had multiple affairs with both men and women; most notably with
Louise-Françoise de Bourbon, wife of
Louis III, Prince of Condé Louis may refer to:
* Louis (coin)
* Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name
* Louis (surname)
* Louis (singer), Serbian singer
* HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy
See also
Derived or associated terms
* Lewis ( ...
, who was the eldest illegitimate daughter of Louis XIV and
Madame de Montespan.
Marie Anne de Bourbon
Marie Anne de Bourbon, ''Légitimée de France','' born Marie Anne de La Blaume Le Blanc, by her marriage Princess of Conti then Princess Dowager of Conti, '' suo jure'' Duchess of La Vallière and of Vaujours (2 October 1666 – 3 May 1739) ...
, the daughter of Louise-Françoise de Bourbon was thought to have been the fruit of this affair.
** descendants include:
Louis-Philippe I, King of the French; the present-day
pretenders to the throne of
France
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and
Italy
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; and the kings of
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, ...
and
Belgium
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.
Ancestry
See also
*
Mazarinettes
Notes
External links
Genealogy of her familyworldroots.com
Portrait of a noblewoman thought to be the Princesse de Conti
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