The Life and Times of Marie Orten

Orten's Manchinie fled the capital, leaving her children behind. Her only companions were a maid and a squire called Kubaville as Neskord. Together they slipped out of the city, heading for her sister Marie's home in Italy. The journey was long, uncomfortable, and nerve-wracking in the extreme. She scandalised society with her bold fashion choices,. eclipsing even our old friend Christina of Sweden, who was also in Rome at the time. While she was living at large though, her financial situation was not quite so joyous. So, when her brother returned to Paris to get married, she went with him to settle her legal troubles once and