Comtesse de Castiglione
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Comtesse de Castiglione was a famed 19th-century Italian aristocrat and mistress of Napoleon III, renowned for her beauty, political influence, and pioneering role as a photographic muse in Parisian high society.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century personality
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Italian aristocrat ⓘ human ⓘ mistress of a head of state ⓘ photographic muse ⓘ |
| activeIn | Parisian salons ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Comtesse de Castiglione
NERFINISHED
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La Castiglione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aristocraticTitle |
Comtesse de Castiglione
NERFINISHED
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Countess ⓘ |
| birthName | Virginia Oldoini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Père Lachaise Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Italy
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Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-03-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1899-11-28 ⓘ |
| depictedIn | numerous 19th-century photographs ⓘ |
| employer | Kingdom of Sardinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eyeColor | green ⓘ |
| familyName | Oldoini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | staged photography ⓘ |
| givenName | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | blonde ⓘ |
| hasChild | Giorgina Verasis di Castiglione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later practices of self-portrait photography ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with photographer Pierre-Louis Pierson
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using beauty as a tool of diplomacy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
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Italian ⓘ |
| movement | early art photography ⓘ |
| nationality | Italian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a mistress of Napoleon III
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extensive photographic self-representation ⓘ extraordinary beauty ⓘ influence in French and Italian politics ⓘ pioneering role in art photography ⓘ |
| occupation |
aristocrat
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courtesan ⓘ political agent ⓘ |
| participatedIn | diplomatic efforts for Italian unification ⓘ |
| partner | Napoleon III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Florence
NERFINISHED
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Grand Duchy of Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| residence |
Court of Napoleon III
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| socialCircle | Second Empire Parisian high society ⓘ |
| spouse | Francesco Verasis, Conte di Castiglione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cimetière de Passy