biography
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Castiglione, Virginia Oldoini Verasis, Countess of
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pronunciation:
[kasteelyohnay]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1837–99)
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| biography:
| Aristocrat, born in Florence, Tuscany, NC Italy. She was sent to Paris by prime minister Cavour in 1856. Her influence on Napoleon III is said to have helped promote the alliance between France and the Kingdom of Sardinia. |
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