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Valentina Visconti, Duchess d’Orléans: a devoted wife falsely accused of witchcraft

By Olivia LonguevilleIn Medieval Blog, Valois blogPosted December 5, 2020
Valentina Visconti, Duchess d’Orléans

Valentina Visconti was born in Milan in 1370 or 71 to Gian Galeazzo Visconti, the 1st Duke of Milan, and his first spouse, Isabelle de Valois. Isabelle was a daughter of King Jean II the Good (le Bon) and his first wife, Bonne de Luxembourg. The girl’s name was unusual...

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