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Ana de Mendoza y de la Cerda was born in 1540. She was the only child of the count of Melito. Her parents were Diego Hurtado de Mendoza and Catalina de Silva. It seems that her parents did not have a good relationship and that her father did not care much about her.
It is said that being a child she suffered an accident with a sword. The point of the sword got into her right eye. Since then she wore her famous eyepatch which made her so popular at the court. For her it was like a jewel and she wore different types.
It is said that being a child she suffered an accident with a sword. The point of the sword got into her right eye. Since then she wore her famous eyepatch which made her so popular at the court. For her it was like a jewel and she wore different types.
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