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The couple wanted to increase their influence outside of Florence, especially in the Roman courts. [32] In spring 1467, she visited the Pope again while seeking women suitable to marry her son Lorenzo. [33] [19] To improve the family's social status, Lucrezia arranged for her son to marry Clarice Orsini in June 1469. [32]
Alessandra di Filippo Macinghi was born between 1406 and 1408 to Filippo di Niccolò Macinghi and Caterina di Bernardo Alberti. [1] The date of her birth is contested as the final entry in her book of accounts in 1471 gives her age as 63 but a tax document from 1427 claims her age to be 22 years and 2 months. [1]
Florence Marryat (9 July 1833 – 27 October 1899) was an English author and actress. The daughter of author Capt. Frederick Marryat , she was particularly known for her sensational novels and her involvement with several celebrated spiritual mediums of the late 19th century.
The marriage was arranged by Lorenzo's mother Lucrezia Tornabuoni, who wanted her eldest son to marry a woman from a noble family to enhance the social status of the Medicis. [2] Their marriage was unusual for Florence at the time in that they were nearly the same age. [4] Clarice's dowry was 6,000 florins. [3]
"Florence did not want an obituary or anyone including family to know she died," the obituary continues. "That’s because even in death, she wanted those she terrorized to still be living in fear ...
In medieval Europe, there was a geographic contrast in the proportions of single women. In England in 1377, about one-third of adult women were single women. [1] In Florence city of Italy, in 1427, about one-fifth of adult women were single. [1] In northern Europe, women often married in their mid-twenties.
Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andrew and his wife have addressed the claims made by the TV host in her new Netflix documentary, Martha.. Andrew’s wife, Shyla, made the remarks in a Facebook post ...
Doris Price eschewed making any deals with Kodak, whereas Florence wanted to seek a compromise. The rift continued to grow, with Price becoming concerned that Florence was becoming too much of a ...