World-Famous Women: a Portrait Gallery of Female Loveliness, Achievement and Influence, From Semiramis to Eugenie.

Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762

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English authoress. From the description of While fruitfull Nile ador'd his horned Queen : autograph poem, n.d. [ca. 1734]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270640720 Lady Mary Montagu was a writer, early feminist (she was a friend of chief advocate of women's rights of the time, Mary Astell), and socialite. From the description of "Hail happy bride" : autograph manuscript, signed, "M., " no date. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865257 ...

Poitiers, Diane de, Duchess of Valentinois, 1499-1566

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French noblewoman and courtier at the courts of kings Francis I and his son, Henry II of France. From the description of Household accounts : manuscript signed, 1565 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270535303 Diane de Poitiers was a French noblewoman and constant in the courts of Francis I and Henri II of France. At the age of 15 she married Louis de Brézé, seigneur d'Anet, 39 years her senior; she bore him two daughters. She assisted in the education of Francis I a...

Gwyn, Nell, 1650-1687

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Actress and mistress of Charles II. From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1685 Dec. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890462 From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1680 June 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890456 From the description of Document signed : [n.p.], 1681 Jan. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890458 ...

Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793

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Marie Antoinette (b. Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna, Nov. 2 1755, Vienna, Austria–d. Oct. 16, 1793, Paris, France) was the last queen of France. The daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Francis I, her parents and King Louis XV of France arranged a marrage between her and his grandson, Louis-Auguste, later Louis XVI. They were married May 16, 1770 at Versailles; Marie Antoinette became queen in 1774. Known for her oppulance and lavish spending, she was convicted of high treason during French Revo...

Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, 240-ca. 274

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