Exile and Marriage
In 1661, Marie was sent away to marry an Italian prince, Lorenzo Onofrio Colonna, who remarked after their wedding night that he was surprised to find her still a virgin. The bridegroom had not expected to find, "innocence among the loves of kings." (from Antonia Fraser's book Love and Louis XIV).
They had three children, all sons:
- Filippo, born in 1663
- Marcantonio, born in 1664
- Carlo, born in 1665
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