Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin

She is known for the famous duel she fought over her lover with another woman, for being a figure of scandal during the Regency period, and for being the mother of the Nesle sisters, mistresses to Louis XV.

Her spouse reportedly "wasted his substance on actresses and the capacious requirements of Court life".

[2] On 10 September 1718, the famous duel took place, ending in Armande Félice being injured in the shoulder with a pistol.

[4] In 1725, she was one of the officials appointed to the Household of the new queen, Marie Leszczyńska, due to her rank and her connections to Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon and Madame de Prie.

[5] She served as Dame du Palais to the queen until her death in 1729 and was succeeded in her office by her eldest daughter Louise Julie de Mailly.