Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli

Anna Masséna, Duchess of Rivoli (1802–1887) was the wife of Francois Victor Massena, 2nd Duke of Rivoli.

Anna was the daughter of General Jean Francois Joseph Debelle. She married Victor Massena in 1823 and had four children. She later became Mistress of the Household to Empress Eugenie.

René Primevère Lesson named the “Anna's hummingbird” after her.


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