salonnière
María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna.
12th Countess-Duchess of Benavente, Grandee of Spain (1752-1834)
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About María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna
María Josefa de Borja Pimentel y Téllez-Girón iure uxoris Duchess of Osuna, suo jure 12th Duchess of Benavente, was a Spanish Salonnière, famous as a patron of artists, writers and scientists and an important figure of the Spanish Age of Enlightenment. She was the first female (honorary) member of the royal Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País de Madrid as well as the first president of the royal Junta de Damas de Honor y Mérito.
Everything about María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna →- Occupation
- salonnière, patron of the arts
- Position held
- Member of the Board of Ladies of Honour and Merit
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Born
- November 26, 1752
- Died
- October 5, 1834, 1834