Laura Dianti

Titian: Portrait of Laura Dianti, 1523

Laura Dianti (Early sixteenth century in Ferrara[1] – 25 June 1573 in Ferrara, Italy) was a lover of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara.

Biography

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Laura Dianti was born the daughter of Francesco Boccacci Dianti (d. 1542).[2]. She became a mistress of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (1476-1534) after the death of his second wife, Lucrezia Borgia. She was probably also his third wife.[1] Laura was also known under the pseudonym Eustochia.

Issue

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The couple had two sons:

References

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  1. ^ a b S. Pellizzer, «DIANTI, Laura», in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia italiana Treccani, Roma (on-line)
  2. ^ https://gw.geneanet.org/fcicogna?lang=it&n=dianti&p=laura
  3. ^ http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/welf/welf10.html#A1