Laura Mancini

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Laura Mancini
Duchess of Mercœur Duchess of Vendôme
Mancini by an unknown artist
Born	(1636-05-06)6 May 1636 Rome, Papal States
Died	8 February 1657(1657-02-08) (aged 20) Paris, France
Spouse	Louis, Duke of Vendôme ​ ​ (m. 1651)​
Issue	Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme Philippe, Duke of Vendôme
Names Italian: Laura Vittoria Mancini French: Laure Victoire Mancini
Father	Lorenzo Mancini
Mother	Girolama 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.