Ninon de l'Enclos
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Anne "Ninon" de l'Enclos, also spelled Ninon de Lenclos and Ninon de Lanclos, was a French writer, courtesan and patron of the arts.
Ninon de L'Enclos, by unknown artist.
Etching by Antoine-Jean-Baptiste Coupé, 19th century
Ninon de l'Enclos by Pierre Mignard
Christina, Queen of Sweden
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Christina, a member of the House of Vasa, was Queen of Sweden from 1632 until her abdication in 1654. Her conversion to Catholicism and refusal to marry led her to relinquish her throne and move to Ro
Ninon de l'Enclos
…Convent in 1656 at the behest of Anne of Austria, Queen of France and regent for her son Louis XIV. Not long after, however, she was visited by Christina, former queen of Sweden. Impressed, Christina wrote to Cardinal Mazarin on Ninon's behalf and arranged for her release. In response, as an author she…
Portrait by Sébastien Bourdon, who exaggerated her eyes.
Christina's parents, King Gustav II Adolph and Queen Maria Eleonora
Tre Kronor in Stockholm by Govert Dircksz Camphuysen. Most of Sweden's national library and royal archives were destroyed when the castle burned in 1697.
Axel Oxenstierna