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Daughter of the Republic
Bianca Cappello was created “daughter of the Republic” because Venice didn’t have princesses.
https://venetianstories.com/venetian-story/daughter-of-the-republic/
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Bianca Cappello had eloped to Florence with her lover, whom she soon after married. She then became the mistress of the prince regent of the Duchy of Florence. Her husband took a mistress of his own, but her family murdered him on Blanca’s doorstep. Does all that sound bad? Well, it’s getting worse.
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In 1563, a young Venetian noblewoman eloped with her lover, never to come back to Venice again. She went on to have an eventful, and highly unusual life, in Florence.