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Missy
Marie of Edinburgh, Queen of Romania
the Cousin of Europe
"Marie was right at the centre of the genealogical table of European dynasties around 1900. In as much as Queen Victoria was known as the 'grandmother of Europe,', it might be said that Marie was the 'cousin of Europe'. . . [She was] a first cousin of King George V. She was likewise a first cousin of Tsar Nicholas II. . . And finally, she was a first cousin of the German Emperor Wilhelm II. . . ." (Boia. Romania: Borderland of Europe: 234)
the Grandmother of the Balkans
" . . . In 1921, in a double marriage between two sets of brothers and sisters, Carol married Helen of Greece and Elisabeth married Crown Prince George of Greece. Zizi gave birth to Carol's son, Mircea, in 1920. Helen gave birth to Carol's son, Michael, in 1921. In 1922, Mignon married King Alexander of Yugoslavia, completing the three marriages that would earn Missy the nickname of 'Grandmother of the Balkans'." (Gatchina Palace)
the Last Romantic
the Lunatic Princess (by Lady Astor)
"In 1902 Princess Marie visited England to attend the coronation of King Edward VII. It was there that she met and formed an attachment with American heir Waldorf Astor. Though Astor would go on to marry England’s first sitting MP Nancy Astor, he remained devoted to Princess Marie. Princess Marie described her lot in a letter to Lady Astor (who called her ‘the lunatic Princess): ‘we solitary royalties have a heart like other human beings and need love and affection like others, but we seldom get it as we are supposed to be happy enough in our so cold grandeur’." (HM Queen Marie of Romania @ Henry Poole & Co)
the Mother of the Wounded
"Marie was to become hugely popular in Romania, in part through her care for wounded soldiers, which earnt her the nickname 'mother of the wounded'. This work had its origins in the Second Balkan War of 1913, when Romanian troops, though victorious, had to contend with an epidemic of cholera. And Marie continued with this work in World War I, dressing as a nurse and spending much time in military hospitals. . . ." (Mallows & Brummell. Romania: Transylvania: 146)
the Mother-in-Law of the Balkans
"Another name by which Marie was known was 'mother-in-law of the Balkans', because of her efforts to secure politically advantageous matches for her children, who she saw married into the royal families of Greece and Serbia. . . ."(Mallows & Brummell. Romania: Transylvania: 147)
"In the 1920s, Queen Marie was viewed as having cleverly engineered the marriages of her children so that her immediate descendants would occupy Balkan thrones. After all, her eldest son was married to a Princess of Greece, while Marie's eldest daughter was married to the King of Greece. When, in 1922, Mignon married King Alexander of Yugoslavia in Belgrade, Marie of Romania was the undisputed matriarch of a reigning family that stretched into all major countries of the region barring Bulgaria, earning her the sobriquet 'Mother-in-law of the Balkans.'" (Gelardi. Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria)
the Soldier Queen.
"During the war, she and her daughters, themselves, nursed soldiers who had been stricken in a cholera epidemic. She was called 'Mother of the Wounded' and the 'Soldier Queen.'. . . ." (Prince. Adventures on Planet Earth)
Princess George of Greece & Denmark:
A.E. Narjani (pseudonym):
the Divine Marie
the Lady of the Camellias (Fr. La Dame aux camélias or La Dame aux camelias).
Marie Anne Françoise Mouchard.
Fanny de Beauharnais: "There was another Beauharnais, the uncle of Francois and Alexander, who married Marie Anne Francoise Mouchard, afterwards well known in literary circles as Fanny de Beauharnais, a lady who had the honour of corresponding with Voltaire, but whose merits as an authoress were vigorously contested in many quarters. If not very successful as a poetess, she was at all events a very amiable and engaging woman, who had the gift of attracting good company and men of talent to her house, and who delighted in the society of the literary celebrities of the day...." (Bingham, Vol. 2: 274)
Marie-Anne of Bourbon-Conde, Duchesse de Vendome
the Doll of the Blood:
the Little Black Beetle:
the Royal Doll:
la Camargo:
Marie-Anne Detourbay, Comtesse de Loynes
Madame de Loynes:
Mademoiselle Jeanne de Tourbey:
Madame du Deffand:
Marie-Anne de Vougny
Madame Amelot:
Madame Panneau d'Arty:
the Austrian (Fr. l'Austrichienne)
the Austrian Whore: "Although she was known as 'the Austrian whore', no evidence has substantially shown Marie’s unfaithfulness. Rumors told shocking stories of a myriad of lovers, both male and female. Certainly however, rumors of her infidelity were fueled by courtiers who disliked her." (Rit Nosotro)
the Baker, the Baker's Wife: "Baker (The), and the 'Baker's Wife.' Louis XVI. and Marie Antoinette were so called by the revolutionary party, because on the 6th October, 1789, they ordered a supply of bread to be given to the mob which surrounded the palace at Versailles, clamoring for bread." (Brewer)
the Guardian Angel of France (by the French)"The Guardian Angel of France. An appellation conferred in Marie Antoinette, when she first arrived in Paris, by the people of France." (Frey: 146)
the Hated Austrian (by the French): "Marie Antoinette was in her 19th year, at the death of Louis the Well-beloved, and never was queen more fascinating. To the golden hair, the dazzling fairness, and exquisite complexion of a northern beauty, she united the grace and animation of the south. Her oval face was rendered remarkably characteristic, by the high clear forehead, aquiline nose, and full Austrian lip hereditary in her race. The penetrating glance of her fine blue eyes, the mingled pride and sweetness of her smile, and the dignity of her carriage, never allowed the beholder to forget, that the lovely woman before him was a queen. Such was the woman in her prime, but a change came over her as time advanced ; she grew haughty and resolute, her brow was always frowning, and her lip scornful. Love had been turned to gall, the 'guardian angel of France' had fallen from her high estate to the 'hated Austrian.' (Brewer: 282)
Madame Deficit: " . . . [H]er nickname, ''Madame Deficit', described Marie’s spending habits quite well. She spent enormous amounts of money on clothing, jewels, chateaux, and any kind of whim. At certain times, she would help the poor with huge amounts of money, but only sporadically, according to impulse. . . ." (Rit Nosotro)
Madame Veto: "The queen was called Madame Veto, a nickname she always went by, till she changed it for Widow Capet." (Brewer: 307)
born Marie-Angélique de Scorailles de Roussille, Mademoiselle de Fontanges
Marie Armabade Carton.
Marie-Charlotte Aguiton
Madame Marie-Charlotte Johannot:
l'Idole du Temple (by Mme de Deffand):
Madame Blewflower (by London mob):
Marie-Clotilde of France
Princess Michael of Kent
Princess Pushy: "It seems that Prince Philip and Prince Charles avoid speaking to "Princess Pushy", a term reportedly coined by Princess Anne and mercilessly trotted out by the press whenever the opportunity arises." (BBC News)
Marie-Claude Gaucher-Dailly.
Madame de Brimont:
the Lady of Delight (Fr. la Dame de Volupte).
la Belle Gaudin:
Jeanne de Savoie-Nemours
Madama Reale.
Marie-Louise de Montmorency-Laval, Duchesse de Roquelaure
Madame de Roquelaure:
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth d'Orleans, Duchesse de Berry.
Mademoiselle de Sery:
la Belle Morphise:
Marijke Meu: " . . . [T]he populace in Friesland and Groningen . . . bestowed upon her the fond nickname of 'Marijke (or Maaike) Meu.' They looked forward to the time when 'Prince Friso's flame [would] bring forth a son.'. . . " (Rowen: 151)
Mademoiselle Guimard
Marie-Madeleine-Honorine-Charlotte de Berghes (1680-1744).
Mademoiselle de Montigny:
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Marie-Therese of Bourbon-Conde, Princess of Conti
the Doll of the Blood
the Little Black Beetle
Marie-Therese of France
the Modern Antigone (by Louis XVIII of France): "Hitherto, the Duchess of Angouleme had had to exhibit the excellence of patience under suffering, and of humility beyond a short-lived greatness. The more heroic virtues were now demanded of her. She had appeared as the modern Antigone; it remained for her to illustrate the qualities of a new Joan of Arc. . . ." (Romer: 118)
the Goddess of Joy & Pleasure: "This very important portrait of the famous early 19th century Parisian actress is a good addition to the known portraits of her. . . Here we are dealing with a miniature portrait of the ca. 20-year-old Mlle Marie-Therese Bourgoin, societaire (member) of Parisian 'Theatre-Francais', mainly known as 'the goddess of love and pleasure' - among her numerous lovers were Napoleon I and Alexander I."(Wilnitsky)
Marie-Therese Trinidad Brocheton, Comtesse de La Beraudiere
Madame de La Beraudiere:
la belle Aurore (the Beautiful Aurore) (by everyone)
the Aurora
the Goddess of Dawn
the Creature (by Louis XIII).
the Goddess of Dawn
the Creature (by Louis XIII).
la Duchessina: "It is not hard to imagine the dismay of both the Pope and the King of France when Lorenzo and Madeleine de Medici, Duke and Duchess of Urbino, both died months later, leaving only a daughter as the living token of their great schemes. To make matters worse, Catherine fell ill in August 1519 when only three months old and for several weeks her life hung in the balance. Yet she survived and by October Leo insisted that the ‘duchessina’, as the Florentine people fondly called her, could be moved to Rome without risk to her health. Leo had already emphatically refused Francis’s request that the child be brought up at the French Court. He sensibly declined to offer up his great-niece as a hostage against the promises he had recently made to Francis, for he was already planning to break them. The circumstances had completely changed, so now must his policies. After wiping away his seemly tears at the death of his nephew and niece, Leo lost no time in opening secret talks with King Charles of Spain, now Charles V the new Holy Roman Emperor and Francis’s mortal enemy. By May 1521 Leo was openly allied to Charles, whom he had promised to crown as Emperor and to invest with Naples. When he heard the news, Francis fell into a furious rage at the Pope’s betrayal and before long France and the Empire were once again at war." (erenow)
the Fourth Fury of Hell
the Italian Duchess Without a Duchy: "In September 1523 Hadrian VI obliged everyone except the Emperor and himself by dying, some said through poison – 450 years were to pass before a non-Italian was elected pope again. On 19 November, having used every blandishment, bribe and promise at his disposal, Leo X’s ‘ecclesiastical flunkey’, Cardinal Giulio de Medici, managed to get himself elected Pope, becoming Clement VII. This half-caste Medici set off for Rome, leaving his stooge, Cardinal Passerini, in charge of Florence nominally on behalf of the minor Ippolito. With Clement as Pope, Catherine became a valuable marriage pawn once more. Even without the Duchy of Urbino, her inheritance still meant she was an important heiress: the properties from her mother alone made her one of the richest young women in Europe. To present her in the correct setting, Clement ensured that she lived in state with a princely retinue at the Palazzo Medici." (erenow)
the Italian Grocer: "Unpopular with the French people, Caterina was called the Italian “grocer” because she was from a rich family of bankers and not of noble blood progeny. . . ." (Volpi)
the Italian Woman
the Mother of the Modern High-heeled Shoe:
----"Catherine began feeling insecure in regards to facing the 'splendid' French Court. In desperation, she sought the aid of an ingenious Florentine artisan. [...] He removed the clunky wooden soles from Catherine's shoes and replaced it with a slender padded four-inch heel. [...] As necessity is the mother of invention, Catherine de Medici is the mother of the modern high-heeled shoe. " (Volpi)
----"The formal invention of high heels as fashion is typically attributed to the rather short-statured Catherine de Medici (1519-1589). At the age of 14, Catherine de Medici was engaged to the powerful Duke of Orleans, later the King of France. She was small (not quite five feet) relative to the Duke and hardly considered a beauty. She felt insecure in the arranged marriage knowing she would be the Queen of the French Court and in competition with the Duke’s favorite (and significantly taller) mistress, Diane de Poitiers. Looking for a way to dazzle the French nation and compensate for her perceived lack of aesthetic appeal, she donned heels two inches high that gave her a more towering physique and an alluring sway when she walked. Her heels were a wild success and soon high heels were associated with privilege. . . ." (Random History)
----"For Catherine he had concocted that which later be called the world's most potent aphrodisiac --- a device which not only endowed her with serpentine grace, but gave her the physical stature she could not otherwise have possessed. So don't let if be forgotten -- that once upon a time, the sophisticated French looked up -- to a girl of 14 -- Catherine de Medici -- their future queen -- and the mother of the modern high-heel shoe!(Lakeland Ledger)
the Mother and Nurse of the Poor: "Francois de Bourbon fell in 1495, at the early age of twenty-seven, in Italy. . . He left behind him three sons and two daughters. His wife survived him for fifty-one years, earning by her virtue and charity the title of 'the mother and nurse of the poor'. . . ." (Bingham, Vol. I: 51)
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Marie de Rohan, Duchess de Chevreuse.
the Devil (Fr. le Diable), by Louis XIII of France)
Marie du Fresnoy.
Madame Dufresnoy
the Divine Nymph.
the Divine Nymph.
Alphonsine Rose Plessis:
the Lady of the Camellias:
That Countess Larisch
Je Charme Tout (I Charm All):
the Turf Angel:
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