Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 14941
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Benussi , Paola.
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  • Title: Oltre il processo: itinerari di ricerca intorno al matrimonio controverso di Giorgio Zaccarotto e Maddalena di Sicilia (Padova e Venezia 1455-1458) [The archives of San Mattia, Padua, reveal that Maddalena di Sicilia was an illegitimate child naturalized as her father's heir. The girl was married off at age 11 despite her desire to become a nun. In the end, Maddalena stayed at San Mattia as a nun. Gi
  • Source: Matrimoni in dubbio: unioni controverse e nozze clandestine in Italia dal XIV al XVIII secolo.  Edited by Silvana Seidel Menchi and Diego Quaglioni.  Mulino, 2001.  Pages 149 - 173.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Ages at Marriage Consent Dandolo, Fantino, Bishop of Padua Maddalena di Sicilia, a Nun Who Contested Her Marriage to Giorgio Zaccarotto Marriage- Contested Nuns Padua, Padua, Italy- Monastery of San Mattia, a House for Women Venice
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  • Geographic Area: Italy
  • Century: 15
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  • Year of Publication: 2001.
  • Language: Italian
  • ISSN/ISBN: 8815086439