Felicita Maria di Boemondo of Antioch (d. ''after'' 1172) was a Princess of Antioch and the
Dogaressa
Dogaressa ( , , ) was the official title of the wife of the Doge of Venice. The title was unique for Venice: while the head of the Republic of Genoa were also called Doge, the wives of the Doges of Genoa were not called ''Dogaressa'', nor did t ...
of
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
by marriage to the Doge
Vital II Michele
Vitale II Michiel (also spelled ''Vital II Michiel'') was Doge of Venice from 1156 to 1172.
Vitale Michiel became Doge of Venice at a time when Venice's relations with the Byzantine Empire were becoming increasingly strained. At the same time, ...
(r. 1156–1172).
She was the daughter of
Bohemund of Antioch. As a dogaressa, Felicita Maria was known as a benefactor of especially the convent
San Zaccaria
The Church of San Zaccaria is a 15th-century former monastic church in central Venice, Italy. It is a large edifice, located in the Campo San Zaccaria, just off the waterfront to the southeast of Piazza San Marco and St Mark's Basilica. It is de ...
. Visiting San Zaccaria at the time of the murder of her spouse, she chose never to leave the convent again.
References
* Staley, Edgcumbe:
The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges', London : T. W. Laurie, 1910
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Dogaressas of Venice
12th-century Venetian people
12th-century Venetian women