Marie-Anne Walewska one after another of the ladies at court, but she remained his only serious mistress until their relationship ended in 1861. Walewska succeeded Pauline de Bassano as "dame d'honneur" in 1868. Marie-Anne Walewska Marie-Anne Walewska (1823–1912), was a French courtier and royal mistress. She is known for her relationship to emperor Napoleon III of France in 1857–1861. She served as "dame d'honneur" to empress Eugénie de Montijo in 1868–1870. She was born to the Italian count Zanobi di Ricci and princess Isabelle Poniatowski-Luci (illegitimate daughter of the last king of Poland's nephew). She married the Polish count (later duke) Alexandre
Marie al-Khazen Marie al-Khazen Marie al-Khazen (1899–1983) was a Lebanese photographer. The photographs she created, of rural life in 1920s Lebanon, are considered to constitute a valuable and unique record of their time and place. Marie al-Khazen grew up in a mansion near Zgharta, in northern Lebanon. Her mother was Wardeh Torbey, and her grandmother was Sultana Daher. Marie al-Khazen was a "serious amateur" photographer with an Eastman Kodak camera. She had an interest in experimentation and the skills to set up and use her own darkroom. She sometimes posed her subjects and dressed them in particular clothing, such as in her