Episode 11 — Bianca Cappello, part 2

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Episode 11 — Bianca Cappello, part 2

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Bianca Cappello had eloped to Florence with her lover, whom she soon after married. She then became the mistress of the prince regent of the Duchy of Florence. Her husband took a mistress of his own, but her family murdered him on Blanca’s doorstep. Does all that sound bad? Well, it’s getting worse.

Transcript: the approximate text for this episode on the History Walks Venice website.

See also

• Episode 10 — Bianca Cappello, part 1 .
• Daughter of the Republic
• Episode 7 — Changing geography.