Filippa Duci

Filippa Duci
Born1520
Died1586
NationalityItalian (Piedmontese)
Known forCourtesan
SpouseJean Bernardin de Saint-Severin.
PartnerHenry II of France
ChildrenDiane de France
Coat of Arms of the Ducci family

Filippa Duci, dame de Couy or Filippa Ducci, dame de Couy (French: Philippe Desducs; 1520, Moncalieri, Piedmont – before October 1586, near Tours),[1] was a French (originally Italian) courtesan. She was the mother of Diane de France.[2]

  1. ^ "Filippa Duci, première maitresse d'Henri II - Les Favorites Royales". favoritesroyales (in French). 20 May 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. ^ Kent 2005, pp. 182–183.