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Being a governess is the only honorable job for a poor, well-educated young woman. In all her novels, Jane Austen highlights the choice faced by women of the small gentry: [4] marry or remain dependent on their family.
Donati was born to Manetto and Maria Donati in around 1267, two years after her future husband, Dante Alighieri. The Donati family was a wealthy family in medieval Florence. She was betrothed to Dante in 1277 [3] when he was either 11 [4] or 12 years old.
One of the greatest reasons for the Albizzi’s popularity lies in the famed portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni by the artist Domenico Ghirlandaio. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Giovanna’s portraits became an iconic paradigm of Renaissance art, thus exemplifying the Albizzi family’s, including Giovanna’s, role in supporting the arts ...
Songwriting becomes one of Allison's outlets, and the two tunes she produces, "I Hate Myself" and "The Best Part," speak directly to her state of mind on her long road to recovery.
Florence attended school at Union School beginning in 1866 and studied the classics. Her father prospered as a banker and was a stockholder in the Columbus & Toledo Railroad, President of the Agricultural Society, and member of the school board. [4] Florence developed a passion for horses early in life and participated in several horse races.
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]
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]
On 6 July 1439 the Emperor and all of the present bishops except one assented, [11] signing their names to Eugene's Articles of Union. The day was proclaimed a public holiday in Florence, the Day of Union, and triumphal ceremonies were held. [10] Eugene IV then officially proclaimed the union in the form of a bull, Laetentur Coeli. [10]