Van wie was Fotini Mauromixali?

Fotini Mauromixali

Fotini Mauromixali

Fotini Mavromichali (Greek: Φωτεινή Μαυρομιχάλη; 1826–1878), was a Greek court office holder and royal mistress.

She was the granddaughter of Petrobey Mavromichalis. She was acquainted with Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance, who taught her French and French etiquette.

In 1844 she became the lady-in-waiting (dame d'honneur ) of the queen of Greece, Amalia of Oldenburg after Katerina Botsari, who retired from court service that year. Fotini Mavromichali was described as a beauty, and became a popular figure at the court. She accompanied the queen on her visit to Berlin in 1849.

She is described as the only confirmed extramarital love affair of king Otto of Greece, an affair that resulted in her dismissal and a conflict between the Mavromichalis family and the queen.

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Otto of Greece

Otto of Greece

Otto I Frederik Lodewijk van Griekenland (Grieks: Όθων, Βασιλεύς της Ελλάδος, Othoon, Basileus tes Ellados, Otto Alfa - de eerste -, Koning der Grieken) (Salzburg, 1 juni 1815 — Bamberg, 26 juli 1867) was van 6 februari 1832 tot 23 oktober 1862 de eerste koning van Griekenland.

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