VIRGINIA ,OLDOINI ,ITALIAN ARISTOCRAT TURNED OF NEPOLEON III BORN 1837 MARCH 22 -1899 NOVEMBER 28
VIRGINIA OLDOINI ,ITALIAN ARISTOCRAT TURNED OF NEPOLEON III BORN 1837 MARCH 22 -1899 NOVEMBER 28 Virginia Oldoïni, Countess of Castiglione (22 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. Virginia Elisabetta Luisa Carlotta Antonietta Teresa Maria Oldoïni, (French: Virginie Élisabeth Louise Charlotte Antoinette Thérèse Marie Oldoïni) was born on 22 March 1837 in Florence, Tuscany to Marquis Filippo Oldoini and Isabella Lamporecchi, members of the minor Tuscan nobility, she was often known by her nickname of "Nicchia". She married Francesco Verasis, Count of Castiglione, at the age of 17. He was twelve years her senior. They had a son, Giorgio. Ignored by her father Filippo, she was educated by her grandfather Ranieri.[2] Her cousin, Camillo, Count of Cavour, was a minister of Victor Emmanu...