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Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a poet and courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice. Renaissance Venetian society recognized two different classes of courtesans: the cortigiana onesta, the intellectual courtesan, and the cortigiana di lume, lower-class courtesans (closer kin to prostitutes today) who... Read enhanced Wikipedia article
Date of Birth:
1546
Date of Death:
1591
Nationality:
Italy

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Venice and city.

Veronica Franco left Venice

Veronica Franco In 1575, during the epidemic of plague that ravaged the city, Veronica Franco was forced to leave Venice and lost much of her wealth when her house and possessions were looted.

Veronica Franco left city

Veronica Franco That same year saw an outbreak of plague in Venice, one that lasted two years and caused Franco to leave the city and to lose many of her possessions.

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Veronica Franco found security

Dangerous Beauty Veronica and her mother (Jacqueline Bisset) must think of the future and find financial security, and Veronica's mother lays out the options.

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Veronica Franco gave birth

Veronica Franco From extant records, we know that by the time she was 18, Franco had been briefly married and had given birth to her first child; she would eventually have six children, three of whom died in infancy.

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    Veronica Franco

    Veronica Franco (1546-1591) was a poet and courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice. Life as a Courtesan
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    Veronica

    Veronica Franco, poet and courtesan in sixteenth-century Venice
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    The Honest Courtesan

    The honest courtesan : Veronica Franco, citizen and writer in sixteenth-century Venice.
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    Veronica Franco, 16th-century Venetian courtesan and poet.
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    Dangerous Beauty

    It is adapted from the non-fiction book The Honest Courtesan, by Margaret Rosenthal, (also the title of the UK video release), about the life of Veronica Franco (played by Catherine McCormack), a courtesan in 16th century Venice. ... Veronica finds herself in danger and is attacked by the Inquisition for witchcraft.
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    Veronica Franco (1546 - 1591)
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    Venice

    Veronica Franco (1546-1591), poet and courtesan during the Renaissance
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    Veronica Franco, (1546-1591)
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