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Her parents had fled to the island [[Ischia]] after French troups had overrun Naples. Constanza d'Avalos resided here as well and gathered a literary circle around her.<ref>{{cite book | authors=Robin, Larsen and Levin | page=23 }}</ref> Amongst them was the poet Vittoria Colonna, the wife of Constanza's nephew. In 1521, Giovanna married Vittoria's brother Ascanio. On the marriage they became duke and duchess of [[Tagliacozzo]]. After giving birth to six children, she took them with her to Ischia and left her husband. Despite of this, she became close again to Vittoria and together with Giovanna's sister Maria and Constanza d'Avalos, they supported [[Juan de Valdés]]. |
Her parents had fled to the island [[Ischia]] after French troups had overrun Naples. [[Costanza d'Avalos Piccolomini |Constanza d'Avalos]] resided here as well and gathered a literary circle around her.<ref>{{cite book | authors=Robin, Larsen and Levin | page=23 }}</ref> Amongst them was the poet Vittoria Colonna, the wife of Constanza's nephew. In 1521, Giovanna married Vittoria's brother Ascanio. On the marriage they became duke and duchess of [[Tagliacozzo]]. After giving birth to six children, she took them with her to Ischia and left her husband. Despite of this, she became close again to Vittoria and together with Giovanna's sister Maria and Constanza d'Avalos, they supported [[Juan de Valdés]]. |
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She refused to return to her husband, but did try to intercede for him when he refused to pay salt tax to the pope. In spite of acting as a mediator, the pope's forces attacked Ascanio's lands and he was imprisoned by an envoy of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]]. |
She refused to return to her husband, but did try to intercede for him when he refused to pay salt tax to the pope. In spite of acting as a mediator, the pope's forces attacked Ascanio's lands and he was imprisoned by an envoy of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]]. |
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Revision as of 21:46, 7 January 2013
Giovanna d'Aragona (1502–1575) was a patron of the arts, printers and religious reform in Naples during the Renaissance.
Family
She was the oldest daughter of Duke Ferdinando of Malteno and Castellana de Cardona. Her father was a younger son of Ferdinand I of Naples. After her marriage Vittoria Colonna became her sister-in-law.
Leben
Her parents had fled to the island Ischia after French troups had overrun Naples. Constanza d'Avalos resided here as well and gathered a literary circle around her.[1] Amongst them was the poet Vittoria Colonna, the wife of Constanza's nephew. In 1521, Giovanna married Vittoria's brother Ascanio. On the marriage they became duke and duchess of Tagliacozzo. After giving birth to six children, she took them with her to Ischia and left her husband. Despite of this, she became close again to Vittoria and together with Giovanna's sister Maria and Constanza d'Avalos, they supported Juan de Valdés.
She refused to return to her husband, but did try to intercede for him when he refused to pay salt tax to the pope. In spite of acting as a mediator, the pope's forces attacked Ascanio's lands and he was imprisoned by an envoy of Charles V.
When Pope Paul IV held her hostage in 1556, she escaped by wearing servants clothes and fled to Naples with her children and servants. Since she had long been a patron of writers, the pope's treatment of her caused a lot of indignation, especially amongst printers and writers in Venice.[2] In 1560, after the death of Paul IV, she returned to Rome and became a prominent figure in Italy's political and religious life.[3]
The poet Girolamo Ruscelli paid tribute to her in an anthology with work from many contemporary Italian poets.[4]
Notes
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