Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione

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Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Carlotta Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (1837 - 1899)

Also Known As: "Virginie Élisabeth Louise Charlotte Antoinette Thérèse Marie Oldoïni", "Nicchia"
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Birthplace: Florence, Tuscany
Death: November 28, 1899 (62)
Paris, France
Place of Burial: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Marquis Filippo Oldoini and Marquise Isabella Lamporecchi
Wife of Francesco Verasis Asinari di Costigliole
Partner of Napoleon III, President & Emperor of France, Co-Prince of Andorra
Mother of Giorgio Clemente Verasis Asinari, 10° Conte di Costigliole

Managed by: Ric Dickinson, Geni Curator
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About Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione (22 March 1837 – 28 November 1899), better known as La Castiglione, was an Italian courtesan who achieved notoriety as a mistress of Emperor Napoleon III of France. She was also a significant figure in the early history of photography.

In 1871, just after the defeat of France in the Franco-Prussian War, she was called to a secret meeting with Otto von Bismarck to explain to him how the German occupation of Paris could be fatal to his interests. She may have been persuasive, as Paris was spared Prussian occupation.

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Interesting article about her life: https://www.lastampa.it/torino/appuntamenti/2012/01/14/news/il-tacc...

-Added 11 Nov, 2024 K. Welborn

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Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione's Timeline

1837
March 22, 1837
Florence, Tuscany
1855
March 9, 1855
Torino, Città Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte, Italy
1899
November 28, 1899
Age 62
Paris, France
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Père Lachaise Cemetery, 16 Rue du Repos, Paris, Ile-de-France, France