María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna
The Duchess of Osuna | |
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Portrait by Francisco de Goya, 1785 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Josefa de Borja Pimentel y Téllez-Girón, Duchess of Osuna 26 November 1752 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 5 October 1834 (aged 81) Madrid, Spain |
| Spouse | Pedro Téllez-Girón, 9th Duke of Osuna |
| Children | Josefa Téllez-Girón Francisco Téllez-Girón Pedro Téllez-Girón Joaquina Téllez-Girón Manuela Téllez-Girón |
Lady María Josefa de Borja Pimentel y Téllez-Girón iure uxoris Duchess of Osuna, suo jure 12th Duchess of Benavente (26 November 1752 – 5 October 1834), 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.