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Virginia Oldoini Rapallini, Countess of Castiglione (23 March 1837 – 28 November 1899), better known as La Castiglione, was an Italian aristocrat who achieved notoriety as a mistress of Emperor Napoleon III of France. She was also a significant figure in the early history of photography.
4 de jan. de 2017 · The Countess of Castiglione was obsessed with her own beauty, and meticulously art directed hundreds of portraits of herself over the course of her life. by Rosalind Jana. January 4, 2017,...
Virginia Oldoini, Condessa de Castiglione (Florença, 22 de março de 1837 – Paris, 28 de novembro de 1899) foi uma aristocrata e agente secreta italiana, célebre por ter sido a amante do imperador Napoleão III de França. Em parte, ela foi responsável pela unificação italiana, devido à influência que adquiriu sobre o imperador.
Virginia Oldoini Verasis, countess di Castiglione (born March 22, 1835, Florence, duchy of Tuscany [Italy]—died Nov. 28, 1899, Paris, France) was a Tuscan noblewoman who occupied a predominant position in the courts of both Turin and Paris and influenced Franco-Italian political relations.
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The Italian aristocrat’s legendary beauty and photographic misadventures turned her into the world’s first model, but that’s not what made her infamous. From her bedroom exploits to her tragic downfall, the Countess of Castiglione is one historical figure worth knowing.
Virginia Oldoini (1837–1899), born to an aristocratic family from La Spezia, entered into an arranged and loveless marriage at age seventeen to Count Francesco Verasis da Castiglione. Widely considered to be the most beautiful woman of her day, the countess was sent to Paris in 1856 to bolster the interest of Napoleon III in the cause of ...
8 de mar. de 2024 · Pierre-Louis Pierson, The Countess of Castiglione, c. 1865, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA. The Countess was known for her beauty and her flamboyant entrances in elaborate dresses at the imperial court. She was losing a fortune for dresses and costumes.
