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Bianca Cappello — a chronology

A chronology of the main events in the life of Bianca Cappello, Venetian noblewoman, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, and Daughter of the Republic.

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Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/article/venetians/bianca-cappello/bianca-cappello-a-chronology/

Bianca Cappello — daughter of the Republic

Late in the evening, on November 28th, 1563, a young woman, well-dressed, her head covered, with a bundle in her arms, sneaked out the front door of her family's house. An older, simpler dressed woman, also with a bundle in her arms, followed. She pushed the door closed.

The two women hurried over a crooked bridge, and entered a door in a palace on the opposite side.

After a while, they came out again, now in the company of a well-dressed young man. The three, half running, returned over the bridge. They didn't enter the palace the women came from, but a small house besides it.

Some time later, an elderly man came out of the modest house, and started preparing the boat moored near the bridge. He then went back to the house, called inside, and the young couple came out quickly, stepped into the boat, and the old man rowed them down the dark canal.

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Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/article/venetians/bianca-cappello/

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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