The most famous mistresses in history. The most famous lovers

Oscar Wilde owns the expression that women are created not for understanding, but for love. We fully agree with this expression, especially the female part of our editorial board.

But in this post we will not talk about those lovely ladies, keepers of the family hearth and all that ... We will talk about the most famous mistresses, or, if I may say so, about the most lustful women in history.

Many of them did not have obvious beauty, but still somehow managed to captivate their chosen ones. As a result, the fame of such women passed through the years and centuries. And even today women are trying to take advantage of some of the secrets of those legendary personalities.

Valeria Messalina

In history, this woman remained as one of the most dissolute persons. Despite her high status (she was the wife of the Emperor Claudius), Valeria literally became the personification of lust and fornication in Rome. Messalina lived in the 1st century AD. Contemporaries say that she was more dissolute than Nero himself. But he became famous for wild orgies, harems with children and a palace that became a brothel. About Messalina they say that she came to one of the brothels in Rome, taking the place of a prostitute there. Only this could satisfy her passion. Valeria herself did not miss a single handsome man. For a long time, her behavior got away with her, the blinded husband did not notice anything. But Valeria also decided to elevate her next lover to the throne - Guy Celia. The conspiracy failed, and Messalina herself was killed by order of the emperor at the age of 28. Historians say that at that time the woman was already struck by syphilis, so such a death was not the worst end to a dissolute and shameful life.

Cleopatra


This woman is considered one of the wisest mistresses. Also, Cleopatra is one of the most scandalous characters in the Ancient World. Because of her, powerful states fought each other. A night with Cleopatra cost each of her new slave lovers life, nevertheless, the fatal beauty (some sources say that she was not a beauty outwardly) attracted men. Each of them dreamed of conquering a woman with his strength and love skills, and in the morning to wake up not only alive, but also the king of all Egypt. Nevertheless, Cleopatra continued to kill her lovers, reluctant to compromise. Experts in Ancient Egypt call the queen one of the first adherents of free love. It was believed that she was an experienced fellatrix, that is, she skillfully gave a blowjob to her chosen ones. Perhaps this is what tied Antony to her? The ancient Greeks called the queen Meriohane, which literally means "open-mouthed", "women with a thousand mouths." Another nickname for the mistress was "fat-lipped". Although Cleopatra had all the makings of a good ruler, her own desires hindered her ability to dominate. She also indulged her own famous lovers. For Caesar, Cleopatra seemed modest and intelligent, but for Antony she became a mad hunter for carnal pleasures. Love for the latter became tragic, the couple decided to resist Rome, for which they paid with their lives.

Phryne


But this Greek getter became famous for her beauty. She moonlighted as a model. From her, the ancient creators sculpted and painted Aphrodite herself. They wrote that Phryne was very bashful and extremely reluctant to get naked. She even met her men in the dark. As a result, the getter was convicted of negatively influencing the most educated citizens of the republic. But when she was led to execution and her clothes were torn off, the public saw Phryne's perfect body. Geter was immediately acquitted, since it was decided that a dissolute soul simply could not dwell in such a divine body.

Thais Athens


This impudent hetaira became famous for seducing Alexander the Great himself. Although she was a prostitute, she became famous for her inaccessibility. She attracted the greatest conqueror by the fact that she did not want to surrender to him for any treasures or riches. The woman told Alexander that it was necessary to win her heart and then the whole world would fall before him. Subsequently, Thais was able to marry the Egyptian king Ptolemy I.

Wu Hu


This Chinese empress from the Tang Dynasty announced the advent of the era of female domination in the country. For this, the custom of licking the "lotus stamens" even appeared in court etiquette. The Empress demanded that all government officials and dignitaries who visited her show her special respect through cunnilingus. This ceremony has remained even in old paintings: Wu Hu holds her dress, and a guest is kneeling in front of her, kissing her genitals.

Scheherazade


This woman became famous for her intelligence. Naturally, she worked with the Sultan not only with fairy tales. After each love affair, Scheherazade began to tell an interesting story, which she interrupted at the most interesting place. At first, the sultan even wanted to send her to the lower harem as a wife who no longer satisfies him. However, it turned out that no one else is able to tell such interesting tales to the ruler. Shahriyar continued to listen to his concubine. This is how the book of fairy tales "A Thousand and One Nights" appeared. It took the ruler so much to regain common sense and stop killing virgins. And what happened after that to the most coveted wife of the Sultan is unknown. They say that the cause of her death was some kind of infection.

Elizabeth Bathory


This woman went down in history as the Bloody Countess. She had many lovers, the most famous of whom is the painter Caravaggio. They say that she became for him not only a model, but also a real muse and goddess. Contemporaries recall that Bathory was unearthly beauty, until her death she retained a face like a young girl. This effect became possible, allegedly due to the fact that the Countess bathed in the blood of tortured and murdered virgins. In total, she killed about 600 women, among whom were not only peasant women and maids, but also noble persons. Bathory is said to have invented terrible mechanisms. For example, a metal coffin containing thorns inside. They entered the body shallowly, not killing immediately, but causing only bleeding. Thus, the victim died gradually, giving his blood to the insatiable countess. They say Bathory invented several thousand sophisticated tortures and devices for this. Only in 1611 was the 50-year-old sadist convicted. There are several versions of her death. They say that the angry crowd simply arranged lynching for her, walled up alive in the walls of her own castle. A popular story is that Bathory got away with it. Her family was too influential. The bloody countess was sent to the dungeon to live out her term, away from human eyes. It is believed that Elizabeth was slandered. The fact is that she was richer than the king himself, who wanted to take all her property from her. After the death of the countess, five of her children disappeared somewhere, and all her gold and land went to the ruler. Bathory went down in history not only as a bloodthirsty murderer, but also as one of the most beautiful women of her time with unfading beauty. In Hungary itself, the woman was nicknamed a vampire, believing that in the number of her atrocities she was in no way inferior to Count Dracula.

Marquise de Pompadour


This favorite of the French king Louis XV was not only a skillful and indefatigable mistress, but also played an important role in European politics. They say that she owes her passion to celery. Every day, the Marquise consumed two of the strongest aphrodisiacs at once - chocolate and celery root. In the morning she drank a mug of hot chocolate, adding ground root there. During the day, she ate a special salad with apples, walnuts and celery. Although it is unclear whether she knew that these particular products helped her maintain her love, Pompadour could make love up to 10 times a day with different partners. Celery is generally a well-known pathogen. So in different countries, peasants put a bunch of this plant at the head of the bed on their wedding night. The very same Jeanne Poisson, the future Marquise of Pompadour, was promised the love of the king himself at the age of nine. What else can a young girl dream of? The origin of the Pompadour remains a mystery. There is an opinion that she was generally of low origin, just one day she successfully found a patron in the form of a nobleman and got to the court. There, at a masquerade, she met Louis XV. The monarch was intrigued by the behavior of the girl, who flirtatiously hid her face under a mask. And when the mask was removed, the king finally fell in love. It was not easy to achieve a high position and the status of a favorite for many years, but Jeanne was able to do it. She did not limit her activities to bed only. The Marquise Pompadour took up the development of the arts, patronizing many artists and writers. Until her death, she remained for the king not only a mistress, but also a close friend. In itself, this is a great rarity.

Josephine


The chosen one of Napoleon at the time of their meeting was not young, she was already over thirty and she had two children. Outwardly, however, she looked flawless. Although Bonaparte himself gave orders of authority to the others, he was shy in front of Josephine and felt now tender, now passionate feelings. The secret of the victory over Napoleon was simple. Josephine was not only a beauty, she was also an excellent listener. A wise woman always approved the actions of her beloved, no matter what he did. And as a reward for this, she became the first Empress of France. The couple's divorce took place only for the good of France - the country needed an heir.

Inessa Armand


Although this woman was right in the center of revolutionary actions, her role was shyly hushed up by historians. After all, she was the mistress of Vladimir Lenin himself, which somehow did not fit with the immaculate image of the leader. Armand met him in front of Krupskaya in Paris. Inessa's personal relationship with Lenin was so close that Nadezhda Konstantinovna herself was in the background with her husband. Krupskaya was forced to forgive her husband's passion for his mistress, if only it was for the good of the revolution. Inessa herself was with all her heart devoted to her occupation and to Lenin himself. Armand left behind three children, who were born even before meeting the leader. And she died of cholera in 1920 and was buried not far from her beloved - under the Kremlin wall.

Mata Hari


This courtesan made her living by performing exotic dances. At one time, the whole of Paris admired her. Many high-ranking officials of France and Germany have become lovers of the artist. According to legend, during the First World War, Mata Hari was a spy, while cooperating with both warring parties at once. It is not known if she was able to extract really valuable information from her patrons. Nevertheless, in 1917, the French shot Mata Hari for her spying for Germany. She herself became a legend, embodying the images of a femme fatale and a fearless intelligence agent.

Isadora Duncan


This American dancer lived a bohemian lifestyle. She is considered the founder of free dance, from which the modern style was born. She had many fans, some of whom she reciprocated. Having survived the death of her two children, she went to Russia, where she met Sergei Yesenin. He became her lover, and then her husband. Isadora herself, in the opinion of her contemporaries, was not captivated by her brilliant beauty. But she was very natural and had a natural sexuality. On stage, Duncan performed barefoot, and her every movement was filled with grace and natural charm. All her dances said that she was open to life and madly in love with her in all forms. She herself wrote: "If my art is symbolic, then this symbol is only one: the freedom of a woman and her emancipation from the stale conventions that underlie Puritanism." Contemporaries believed that Duncan's work opens up new horizons for women of the future. Her dances were called genius, she was able to change both art and everyday life. But the relationship with Yesenin did not work out - two gifted creative people were jealous of each other's fame.

Lilya Brik


Men were drawn to her by her sense of inner freedom. This woman had many admirers - Pablo Neruda, Marc Chagall, Louis Aragon, Sergei Parajanov, Fernand Leger, Yves Saint Laurent. But the most famous lover of Brick was Vladimir Mayakovsky. The poet even lived with her and her husband, embarrassing the inhabitants with such a love triangle. Brick herself said: “We need to convince a man that he is wonderful or even brilliant, but that others do not understand this. And allow him to do things that are not allowed at home, for example, smoke or go wherever he pleases. Good shoes and silk underwear will do the rest. ” As you can see, the secret of seduction is not so difficult. Lilya Brik often appears in the form of a femme fatale. If a man attracted her, then nothing could stop her. The story of Brick is steeped in legends, there was some kind of mystery in it that attracted the most famous men of that time to her. When talking with people, Lilya skillfully and cleverly emphasized her interest in her interlocutor. Brick has always been up to date with fashion, dressing tastefully and hiding her flaws in clothes. It was she who became the first woman in Moscow who dared to wear trousers. The straightforward Akhmatova recalled Leela in this way: “The hair is dyed and on the worn face there are insolent eyes.”

Marilyn Monroe


This mistress is one of the most mysterious in history. The 20th century sex symbol had a close relationship with US President John F. Kennedy. But this connection, like the subsequent death of the actress, is shrouded in mystery. It is not clear whether Monroe's death was a suicide or whether her love for Kennedy began to interfere with someone and she was simply removed. During her lifetime, she managed to tarnish the reputation of an excellent family man and the pride of America, John F. Kennedy. It is still unprofitable for someone to reveal the secret about those events. One thing is clear - the sexy beauty Marilyn Monroe was deeply unhappy in her personal life. More than half a century has passed since her mysterious death, but she still remains the standard of femininity and sexuality. And the actress herself has become a well-promoted and popular brand. With the help of her name, billions of dollars are earned in the world every year.

Edwina Curry


The lover of British Prime Minister John Major made his political career much more difficult after he decided to break with her. Although the woman was even threatened with violence, she did not want to remain silent, writing the whole truth about her relationship with a powerful admirer. Written at the risk of his life, the book quickly became a bestseller, and Major's own career went downhill. Curry said that she was not only threatened, but also attacked and beaten twice. The criminals demanded silence from her and promised to kill her if the book was published. But she did it anyway. Maybe she was driven by a sense of revenge, or maybe the desire to prove that even influential men should be held accountable for their actions. In the end, the truth about the premiere was overwhelming. Not a single British politician was told as much humiliating details as about him. The most intimate details of his life became available to the public. And this happened because one day he decided to leave the one who loved him. Career fear and threats only made the unfortunate lover's plight worse.

Sylvia Christel


This beautiful woman became famous for her leading role in the sensational erotic film "Emmanuelle". Her attractiveness has not gone unnoticed by the most prominent men. Valerie Giscard d'Estaing, President of France, became Christelle's mistress. Moreover, their romance began even before he took this prominent post. D'Estaing himself never concealed this relationship. As a result, Sylvia was even invited to all official events related to the head of state. She hosted his receptions. And on foreign trips, the president often took Sylvia with him. Thus, Christelle seemed to have received the status of an "official" mistress.

Anne Penjo


As already mentioned, mistresses often caused a scandal around their politician fan. This is what happened with Anne Penjo. This mistress of François Mitterrand even settled in the Elysee Palace. But when the new president, Jacques Chirac, came to power, the first thing he did was order to evict Pengeot and her illegitimate daughter from her predecessor from the state residence. Biographers say that the loving Mitterrand had many mistresses. Penjo was just one of them. That is why the French themselves were calm about the fact of its existence. But for the fact that the president allocated her free housing in the Elysee Palace, and even denied it, the citizens of the country could not forgive him. After Mitterrand's death, another scandal erupted. The mistress, along with the president's illegitimate daughter, wanted to attend the funeral, which his family zealously opposed. Now Ann does not lead a luxurious life - she works in a museum, barely making ends meet. And Mitterrand's illegitimate daughter, with the help of the court, achieved the right to her father's surname and hit politics.

Monica Lewinsky


This mistress turned out to be very selfish. She not only made a strong impact on her partner's career and family, but also did not fail to make several million dollars on it. Monica told the press about all the details of her intimate relationship in the Oval Office. After this connection became known to the public, everyone was literally amazed at how an intern unknown to anyone earlier managed to carry out the operation she had conceived. She even kept for history the dress in which she made love with Clinton. For the president, that story almost turned into resignation and even prison for lying before the court. Monica herself traveled the whole world with memories of those relationships. Lewinsky wrote a book about her intimate relationship and even shot the documentary "Monica in Black and White", for which she received a multimillion-dollar fee. And Clinton himself is frankly sorry, even his wife forgave him. It is not clear only what the charming and popular politician found in the plain plump Lewinsky.

Let's start our top-ranking "most famous mistresses" with the hero of the day. In 1995, the daughter of a couple of hard workers from the Soviet Union was hired as an intern at the White House. A couple of months later, the crafty 23-year-old intern had an office romance - a plump girl charmed the President of the United States, Bill Clinton, for whom sexual pranks almost ended in resignation. In 1997, Lewinsky became the main destructive force in the first lady's family. A self-serving young lady for several million dollars sold her partner with giblets and told the press about all the details of their intimate relationship: in two years of relationship, the intern and the president had nine times of oral sex, while the lover was able to complete the matter only twice, including not getting up from the office chair in the Oval Office. She even saved for history the very blue dress in which she engaged in love with Clinton. For the president, the story almost turned into a prison for lying before the court. But Monica, with frank memories of those relationships, traveled the whole world.

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Who would have thought a noble noble person once raised the rating of "famous mistresses". In 1970, a wealthy noblewoman, Camilla Shand, met the British Prince Charles, the chemistry worked after the first date - they fell in love and were together for three happy years. Since Camilla never received a marriage proposal from the crowned person (almost the entire royal family was opposed to her, and especially her mother Elizabeth), she broke off relations with her fiancé and married Andrew Parker-Bowles. Already a couple of years after the breakup, the prince married Diana, but ... as rumor claims, he continued to maintain a very close relationship with Camilla. According to rumors, it was the frequent betrayal of her husband that caused the divorce of Charles and Diana in 1995. After the death of Lady Dee, the longtime lovers no longer hid their secret relationship and modestly became engaged.

One of the most sought-after and popular actresses of the 1940s, secretly from the whole world, met with the actor Spencer Tracy, two-time Academy Award winner. At that time he was married, but, according to friends from his inner circle, he had not lived with his wife for a long time. Tracy was a staunch Catholic and did not want to get divorced because of the perfect wedding ceremony. In the status of a mistress, the beautiful Hepburn lived for 27 years (!) Until Spencer died.

The fatal Judith played an important role in the lives of the most powerful men of her time. The wife of actor William Campbell first cheated on her husband with Frank Sinatra, and then filed for divorce in order to move into the house of the legendary performer. Several years later, Sinatra introduced his beloved to Senator John F. Kennedy. Who would have thought that a fleeting meeting would develop into a quick intimacy - Juzhit became the mistress of a charming politician and presidential candidate. They dated from 1960 to 1962. It is said that Jacqueline Kennedy knew very well about this affair. At the same time, Sinatra introduced Exner to his other acquaintance - a major mafia leader Sam Giancana. Is it any wonder that a loving woman became his mistress? As it became known later, Judith at that time was "under the hood" of the FBI, and an unwanted affair with a criminal caused the termination of meetings with President Kennedy.

Judith Exner with her husband William Campbell

Angelina Jolie

For a long time, Jennifer Aniston was known as the unspoken symbol of "the most unfortunate deceived wife" in Hollywood. Everyone, of course, remembers that after five years of an idyllic marriage with Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie crossed the path to the blonde. First Angelina and Brad became co-stars in the movie "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", and then - secret lovers.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in the movie "Mr. and Mrs. Smith"

Sun-Yi came under the gun of the international press and was included in the list of "the most famous mistresses in the world" in 1992, when everyone found out about her secret affair with her adoptive mother's husband (Mia Farrow) - the famous director Woody Allen. And although Allen was not officially married to Farrow, at that time they lived together for 14 years, they had a common child and two adopted children. Sun-Yi's adoptive mother learned about her stepdaughter's relationship with her husband, having found incriminating photographs of a naked Korean woman on the home fireplace. The fact that Sun-Yi was 35 years younger than Allen also added piquancy to the situation - it is not surprising that their secret sexual relationship with gusto was exaggerated by the tabloids. Due to the outbreak of the scandal, the director was prohibited from meeting with other children.

Sun-Yi Previn and Woody Allen

Marilyn Monroe

And again the mistresses of famous people. And again Kennedy. The history of the passionate relationship of the sex symbol of the era with the President of the United States is still shrouded in mystery. But the fact that they really were lovers was repeatedly confirmed by the FBI officers. The actress met the Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kennedy in mid-1960 while vacationing on Lake Tahoe. People close to Marilyn said that the beauty did not like John more, but his younger brother Robert. Close relations with "Mr. President" began in October 1961 after another meeting in the California city of Santa Monica. And it started spinning ... For the public, however, everything was decent. For example, Monroe visited the White House only on official invitations, but often "was a little late." The novel ended tragically - it is believed that it was Kennedy who served as the real cause of the death of the actress.

The personal life of the stars is never left without attention, especially if someone else appears in family relationships.

We present the TOP 10 of the most famous stellar mistresses, because of whom the public witnessed high-profile divorces.

Our rating of love triangles opens with the famous football player Andrei Arshavin with his not simple relationships with women. Andrei has been married to Yulia Baranovskaya for many years, three beautiful children were born in his family.

However, the insatiable footballer wanted new sensations, and he found himself a sexy lover in the person of Alisa Kazmina, because of whom he left the family. However, according to rumors, they did not last long shura-moors, they say that Alice left her football player. And Arshavin's career began to burst at the seams. Apparently, the guy had a difficult streak.

Matveev met his first wife Yana Sexte on the set of The Forty-first. The couple did not think long and after a short time they signed. However, the marriage was also short-lived: only a few years, until Matveyev left to shoot a new film, where his partner was the beautiful Elizaveta Boyarskaya.

The actors, as often happens, had an affair, and upon completion of filming, Matveyev went back home to Moscow. But their feelings turned out to be love, and the actor began to often go to St. Petersburg on dates with Lisa. Soon, Maxim divorced Yana and offered his hand and heart to a new lover. Matveev and Boyarskaya are still together today, raising a common child and are happily married.

A banal story happened in Sting's life - he started an affair with his wife's girlfriend, from whom he left after 6 years of marriage. In his first marriage, the singer had a son and daughter, who stayed with him. Trudy Styler conquered Sting as soon as he saw her, she reminded him of his first love, a girl named Deborah, who died.

The romance did not start immediately, but only three years after the first meeting. But the feelings of the lovers turned out to be so strong that they grew into a real strong family, which is friendly to this day. In a marriage with Trudy, Sting had four more children.

The next love story, a little forgotten, but no less loud, about the actor Sergei Zhigunov, his wife and partner in the TV series "My Fair Nanny" Anastasia Zavorotnyuk. Zhigunov was always known as a strong family man. After all, he had been married to his wife for more than a dozen years.

During the filming of the series, according to the script, he had an affair with the nanny of his children, and so it spun so that it grew into a real relationship in real life. Zhigunov left the family for Zavorotnyuk, and his wife was going through a difficult divorce. However, the burning romance of "Shatalin" and "Vicki's nanny" only in the series ended happily.

Soon after the couple openly began to live together, Zavorotnyuk left Sergei for a young lover. And Zhigunov, realizing his mistake, returned to his wife and again offered her his hand and heart, after which they went to the registry office to register their marriage again.

Our girls continue to conquer Hollywood men. So Mel Gibson at one time could not resist the beautiful pianist Oksana Grigorieva. But, despite the fact that this relationship lasted 10 years, and they had an illegitimate daughter Mela, he never divorced his first official wife.

Gibson parted with Grigorieva with a scandal and litigation that lasted 6 years. And the actor divorced his first wife for personal reasons, a year after the scandalous break with his Russian pianist.

In this love triangle, not everything is so simple: here you still need to figure out who took whom first. To begin with, Charles, being young and free during his college days, easily had an affair with one or another beauty.

So, once another friend of the prince introduced him to Camila, with whom he easily started another romance, but in the end the romance grew into serious feelings and relationships, the prince even began to think about getting married. However, his uncle Lord Mountbatten, who considered himself the prince's mentor, decided that this girl was not a couple to the royal heir and arranged for his long departure. And her former boyfriend, to whom she once had feelings, began to look at Camila.

Upon returning, the prince found out that his beloved was preparing for the wedding, so he did not care who to marry, the more he felt the pressure of the family: he was already 32, and there was no heir. And soon Charles proposed to Diana, whom he had known for a long time, since his youth, when he courted her older sister. Well, after the death of Lady Dee, Charles and Camila restored the lost relationship and fulfilled their old dream.

The wife of Konstantin Meladze is not a public person, she did not often get into the lenses of cameras, and Konstantin never showed off his personal life. But the romance with Vera Brezhneva floated out when the paparazzi managed to catch the hot kiss of this couple on the threshold of the restaurant. At first, the couple tried to justify themselves, but you can't hide an awl in a sack. For many, this relationship was a complete surprise, and some were even disappointed in Constantine.

Even louder was the divorce of Konstantin Meladze's younger brother, Valery. When Alina Dzhanabaeva appeared in the VIA GRA group, the fans did not appreciate this. And all because the girl was inferior in appearance and voice to Nadezhda Meikher, Vera Brezhneva and, who left the group at that time, Anna Sedokova. However, over time, it turned out that this was not just a protégé of Valery Meladze, but his mistress, with whom he had been hiding relations from the family and prying eyes for many years, they even had a son out of wedlock. This news thundered for a long time, and even now its echoes are heard, but it negatively affected the reputation and popularity of the singer and Dzhanabaeva herself.

Vanessa Paradis is the only woman who could curb Johnny Depp's violent personality. They had a stormy, hot and, at the same time, difficult love. Nobody believed that Depp could ever trade his beloved Frenchwoman for someone else. However, Johnny never invited her to marry, despite the fact that they had been together for 14 years and had two children.

And then suddenly a young and beautiful homeless woman, Amber Heard, appeared in their family, who simply turned Depp's head and he almost immediately proposed to her. But this family was not destined to last long. The actor has a difficult character and problems with alcohol, so it turned out to be not easy to live with him, and Amber left him, and Depp began to regret breaking up with Paradis, who took their separation very hard.

Of course, in the first place was the most talked about love triangle to this day. Aniston and Pitt were one of the most popular married couples in Hollywood, they converged at the peak of their popularity and radiated idyll and happiness. But after the film adaptation of the film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" Pitt left his wife for the sexiest actress Angelina Jolie, who was his wife according to the script.

This couple was immediately dubbed the most beautiful in Hollywood. However, for Aniston, this turn was a blow and the fans felt sorry for her for a long time, even when she no longer needed it and arranged her personal life very successfully. Some glossy magazines still sometimes get hold of this topic, since it is still hot today, although a couple did not come out of Brangelina either.

August 12, 30 BC e. died Cleopatra. She was far from beautiful, but her intelligence, charm and passion drove men crazy. It is believed that the main secret of Cleopatra is that she was what men wanted her to be. In addition, she knew how to surprise. Here are five more of history's most famous lovers.

Phryne

Phryne, who lived in the 4th century BC. e., was a Greek courtesan. Of all the courtesans, Phryne was the most shy. She always appeared in public fully dressed, preferring tight-fitting tunics, never went to public baths, and made love only in the dark.

It was believed that no man could resist her spell. The most ardent of lovers spent all their wealth on her. It was only natural that married women in Athens hated her. They contributed to bringing the beautiful woman to court on charges of corrupting the most prominent citizens of the republic. However, the famous orator Hyperides, to whom Phryne had promised herself as a fee for the victory, brought Phryne forward and pulled the veil off her shoulders, exposing the defendant to the waist. The judges were so delighted with the perfection of her body that they decided to spare the courtesan.

Marquise de Pompadour

The Marquise de Pompadour lived in the 18th century and was the mistress of Louis XV. Only she had the ability to dispel his boredom. The pompadour had a great influence on the monarch. Many believed that she ruled over France instead of the king. She tried every time to appear before the monarch in a new, unexpected way and came up with new entertainments for him. Every time Louis thought he was being entertained by a new woman. By the way, it was Pompadour who invented shoes with heels - in order not to seem undersized.

Emma Hamilton

The Englishwoman Lady Hamilton was a true European celebrity in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This was facilitated by her beauty, artistic talent and love affairs. Most of all, she became famous as the mistress of British Admiral Horatio Nelson. Emma was extraordinarily good-looking: blue, wide eyes, brown wavy hair, and white skin.

British diplomat William Hamilton, appreciating the beauty and potential of the girl, hired teachers of singing, music, foreign languages \u200b\u200bfor her, and taught her secular manners. He later married her. However, she gave up this careless life for the sake of love with Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Mata Hari

The real name of the famous Mata Hari is Margaret Zelle. She was an exotic dancer and courtesan of Dutch descent.

Having abandoned her family, Mata Hari went to Paris, where she began to dance erotic dances. She appeared in front of the audience in oriental attire, but during the dance she gradually threw off her wardrobe items, leaving only strings of pearls and bracelets. Interestingly, fame came to Mata Hari when she was already 38.

Mata Hari had many military lovers from various countries and armies. The most passionate romance in Mata's life was her relationship with the captain of the Russian army Vadim Maslov.

Politicians are public people, but, of course, nothing human is alien to them. And when breathtaking and luxurious women are hanging around, it is very, very difficult to resist. Then you can play a little naughty, succumbing to animal instincts ...

True, presidents and other politicians must do this very carefully: every step you take is under the watchful control of the paparazzi and enemies. You probably remember how almost every dog \u200b\u200bknew about the office romance of Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton?

Rumors are rumors, but sooner or later all the secret becomes clear. And then the shame and shame of exemplary husbands who could not resist the spell of their secretaries, assistants and colleagues and started an affair with them. Such Don Juans and got into our today's selection.

Legendary Marilyn Monroe and US President John F. Kennedy.

Actress Julie Gaye and another French President Francois Hollande. In 2014, there were even rumors about the marriage of two love doves, but it never came to marriage.

Dancer Francesca Pascale and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

British Minister of Health Edwina Curry and Prime Minister John Major. In public they poured mud on each other, but turned out to be the most real lovers. After the break, they almost waged war among themselves.

Writer Blanche Dapulzhe and Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. Their affair ended with a wedding, however, after Hawke resigned.

Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation for military-technical cooperation Vladimir Kozhin and pop singer, and more recently also model Olesya Boslovyak. The couple got married in 2014.

The couple who became the talk of the town: Monica Lewinsky and Bill Clinton.