page_title: Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons
section_title: The Affaire des Poisons
hierarchical_section_title: Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons / The Affaire des Poisons
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Porträt von Olympia Mancini (†1708), Gräfin von Soissons als Pallas Athene dargestellt English: Portrait of Olympia Mancini (1638-1708), comtess of Soissons depicted as Athena
context_page_description: Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons was the second-eldest of the five celebrated Mancini sisters, who along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes because their uncle was Louis XIV's chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin. Olympia was later to become the mother of the famous Austrian general Prince Eugene of Savoy. She also involved herself in various court intrigues including the notorious Poison Affair, which led to her expulsion from France.
context_section_description: Olympia was accused in 1679 in the Affaire des Poisons of having plotted with La Voisin to poison Louise de La Vallière. She was even said to have threatened the King himself with the words, "come back to me, or you will be sorry". In addition, she was suspected of poisoning her own husband, and also on 12 February 1689 Queen Maria Luisa of Spain, the daughter of Henriette and niece of Louis XIV whose confidence she had gained after having taken up residence in Spain following her expulsion from France as a result of the Poison Affair.
caption: Portrait of Olympia Mancini depicted as the goddess Athena. Painted before 1695 by Pierre Mignard
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