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In Florence city of Italy, in 1427, about one-fifth of adult women were single. [1] In northern Europe, women often married in their mid-twenties. However, "singleness was more common, marriage occurred relatively late, and husbands and wives tended to be of roughly similar ages". [1]
Florence Balcombe (17 July 1858 – 25 May 1937) was the wife and literary executor of Bram Stoker. She is remembered for her legal dispute with the makers of Nosferatu , an unauthorized film based on her husband's novel Dracula .
The Donati family was a wealthy family in medieval Florence. She was betrothed to Dante in 1277 [3] when he was either 11 [4] or 12 years old. Her dowry was only 200 florins, which suggests that Dante's family had no substantial assets by the mid-1270s. Nevertheless, an alliance with the Donati family through marriage was socially prestigious. [5]
Florence attended school at Union School beginning in 1866 and studied the classics. Her father prospered as a banker and was a stockholder in the Columbus & Toledo Railroad, President of the Agricultural Society, and member of the school board. [4] Florence developed a passion for horses early in life and participated in several horse races.
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Kiefer Sutherland is opening up about his terminated engagement to Julia Roberts, whom he says he was "very much in love" with. The stars met on the set of the 1990 flick "Flatliners," and ...
Florence was at this time a Republic, but the city was increasingly under the influence of a single powerful family, the Medici, led by Lorenzo de' Medici, who came to be known as "Lorenzo the Magnificent". In 1481 Leonardo commenced an important commission, the painting of a large altarpiece for the church of San Donato in Scopeto.
Priscilla Presley never married after her 1972 divorce from Elvis Presley, but she has had a few long-term relationships since.. Following her and Elvis' split, the TV star dated multiple famous ...