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Giovanna Margherita Dalmet, also called Delmaz and Dalmaz, was a Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Paolo Renier.
Loredana Marcello was a Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Alvise I Mocenigo. She was an author of letters and poetry and studied botany, and was regarded as a model of an educated and cultivated renaissance woman in contemporary Venice.
Zilia Dandolo was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Lorenzo Priuli.
Felicia Cornaro was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Vitale I Michiel. She was politically active and exerted an acknowledged influence over the affairs of state. She was a strong supporter of the First Crusade.
Constance of Sicily was a Sicilian Princess and the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Pietro Ziani.
Felicita Maria di Boemondo of Antioch was a Princess of Antioch and the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Vital II Michele.
Aluycia Gradenigo was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Marino Faliero.
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Valdrada (Gualdrada) of Tuscany was a Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Pietro IV Candiano.
Felicia Malipiero was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Pietro I Orseolo and mother of doge Pietro II Orseolo.
Matelda was the Dogaressa of Venice by-marriage to the Doge Ordelafo Faliero.
Cristina Sanudo was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Cristoforo Moro.
Marina Nani was a Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Francesco Foscari.
Loicia (Aloicia) da Prata or Alucia da Frata was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Reniero Zeno.
Aliodea Morosini, called "Dea Moro", was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Nicolò Tron.
Cecilia Contarini was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Sebastiano Venier.
Paolina Loredan was the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to Doge Carlo Contarini and a member of the noble Loredan family.
References
- Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges , London : T. W. Laurie
- ↑ Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges , London : T. W. Laurie
- ↑ Holly S. Hurlburt: The Dogaressa of Venice, 1200-1500: Wife and Icon
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