Vittoria Colonna
Italian poet
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Vittoria Colonna, marchioness of Pescara, was an Italian noblewoman and poet. As an educated, married noblewoman whose husband was in captivity, Colonna was able to develop relationships within the intellectual circles of Ischia and Naples. Wikipedia
Born: 1492, Marino, Italy
Died: February 25, 1547 (age 55 years), Rome, Italy
Grandchildren: Cesare d'Avalos, Carlo d'Avalos, Donna Antonia d'Avalos, and more
Children: Alfonso d'Avalos
Parents: Fabrizio Colonna and Agnese di Montefeltro
Spouse: Fernando d'Ávalos (m. 1509)
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