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At the age of eighteen she was married by her mother to the sixty-eight-year-old
Yes, absolutely disgusting.
Mary was a prostitute selling her 18-year-old sexy body for money.
No, that didn't make her a prostitute - she was married. In the past it was common, especially among noble and aristocratic families, to marry off their kids to "the right" family. Kids' marriages (men included, not only women) were supposed to serve their families' interests or save them from bankruptcy. For example, Polish classic 19th century novel "Lalka" ("Doll") revolves around this topic - a rich entrepreneur tries to persuade a woman from a noble family to marry him by paying off her family debts. I also recommend watching the film "The Other Boleyn Girl" if someone wants to have an idea what it looked like in the past.
Now I know that her Mommie was a pimp
Not by the standards of those times. She made her marry and not have sex outside of marriage. You could say, however, that a number of Polish aristocrats did "pimp Mary out" to Napoleon - they were hoping that she could influence Napoleon to support Poland's fight for independence. And apparently she did.
Btw, her husband must've known what was going on since everyone in Warsaw's higher circles knew about it. He also acknowledged Napoleon's son as his own. So I guess you could say that her own husband was "pimping her out" too.
Her mother married Mary off to that old fart, because her
brothers had debts. So, first she Mary to sacrifice herself for her brothers/family and then for her country.
Eventually she did divorce the old fart and, together with her oldest son, got half of his estates (which were, of course, heavily indebted). Four years later Maria married her longtime admirer and lover, count Philippe Antoine d'Ornano.
I hope she got to experience some love and happiness at least later in her life.
