Hortense Mancini is perhaps most famous for being a royal mistress, but her life was a series of adventures and scandals. Hortense was willing to do whatever it took to be a woman who lived on her own terms in the 17th century.
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How to Start a Monarchy from Scratch (Part 1)
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Countess of the Demimonde
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The Chloroform Baronet (Part 2)
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