Paola Malatesta
Paola Agnese Malatesta | |
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| Marquesa of Mantua | |
Elisabetta da Varano |
Paola Agnese Malatesta (1393 — 28 February 1449) also Paola of Mantua was an Italian noblewoman of the noble family
Marquesa of Mantua after her husband received the title.[2] Paola had six children. This union introduced the genetic disease of kyphosis to the Gonzaga family which showed in subsequent generations.[1][3]
She was known as a pious, dignified She retired to the convent after her husband's death in 1444.
Paola died in
Franciscan martyrology.[2]
Gallery
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Portrait by Andrea Mantegna presumed to be of Paola Malatesta standing behind Barbara of Brandenburg
References
- ^ a b c d Donald C. Sanders (2012). Music at the Gonzaga Court in Mantua. Lanham: Lexington Books. pp. 16–17.
- ^ a b "Paola Malatesta". Treccani. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023.
- ISBN 9788846478344.
- ^ "Bernardino da Siena". Dizionario Treccani. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022.
- ^ "Archivio di Stato di Milano. Convento di Sant'Orsola". Retrieved 26 December 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Istituti Santa Paola Mantova". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2011.