Laura Mancini

Laura Mancini
Duchess of Mercœur
Duchess of Vendôme
Mancini by an unknown artist
Born(1636-05-06)6 May 1636
Rome, Papal States
Died8 February 1657(1657-02-08) (aged 20)
Paris, France
Spouse
(m. 1651)
Issue
Names
Italian: Laura Vittoria Mancini
French: Laure Victoire Mancini
FatherLorenzo Mancini
MotherGirolama Mazzarini

Laura Mancini, Duchess of Mercœur (6 May 1636 – 8 February 1657) was a niece of Cardinal Mazarin. She was the eldest of the five famous Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes. She married Louis de Bourbon, Duke of Vendôme, grandson of King Henry IV and was the mother of the great general the Duke of Vendôme.