Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin

Armande Félice de La Porte Mazarin (1691 – 1729), was a French courtier.

She was born to Paul Jules de La Porte, duc de La Meilleraye, duc de Mazarin, and Charlotte Félice Armande de Durfort-Duras, and the maternal graddaughter of Hortense Mancini. In 1709, she married Louis de Mailly, marquis de Nesle et de Mailly, Prince d'Orange (1689 - 1767).

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

She belonged to the aristocrats associated with the debaucheries during the ill reputed Régence period. She was the lover of Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke de Richelieu, who was also the lover of Vicomtesse de Polignac. Informed that she was not the only lover of Richelieu, she challenged her rival Vicomtesse de Polignac to a duel. On 10 September 1718, the duel took place, ending in Armande Félice being injured in the shoulder with a pistol. Richelieu commented the duel with the words that both ladies had fought well for him, and thus he refused to chose between them.

She discontinued the relationship with Richelieu, and became the lover of Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, with whom she had a daughter.

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.

Issue

• Louise Julie de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Mailly, comtesse de Mailly (1710–1751),
• Pauline Félicité de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Nesle, marquise de Vintimille (1712 - 1741),
• Diane Adélaïde de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Montcavrel, duchesse de Lauraguais (1714 - 1769),
• Hortense Félicité de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Chalon, marquise de Flavacourt (1715 - 1799).
• Marie Anne de Mailly, Mademoiselle de Monchy, marquise de La Tournelle, duchesse de Châteauroux (1717 - 1744).