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Camilla Faà
Camilla Faà di Bruno, also da Casale, also Camilla Faà Gonzaga (c. 1599 – 14 July 1662) was an Italian noble who was married secretly, briefly and morganatically to Ferdinando I Gonzaga, Ferdinando the House of Gonzaga, Gonzaga Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat. Repudiated by her husband she became a nun and the sixteen page memoir which she wrote in 1622 at the behest of her Mother Superior has been described as the first prose autobiography written by an Italian woman. Her story was the subject of Paolo Giacometti’s historical drama ''Camilla Faa da Casale'', first performed at the Teatro Nuovo, Florence on 29 October 1846.. Life She was born to Ardizzino Faà, Count of Bruno (AT), Bruno (d. 1616), a military man and diplomat, by his wife, Margherita Fassati. The young Camilla became one of the many companions of the duchess Margarida of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal, Margherita di Savoia at the Gonzaga court of Casale Monferrato, Casale: capital of the Duchy of Mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Faà Di Bruno
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