Felicita Maria di Boemondo
Felicita Maria di Boemondo of Antioch (d. after 1172) was a Princess of Antioch and the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Vital II Michele (r. 1156–1172).[1][2]
She was the daughter of Bohemund of Antioch. As a dogaressa, Felicita Maria was known as a benefactor of especially the convent San Zaccaria. Visiting San Zaccaria at the time of the murder of her spouse, she chose never to leave the convent again.[3][4]
References
[edit]- Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges, London : T. W. Laurie, 1910
- ^ Franzoi, Umberto (1986). Il Serenissimo doge (in Italian). Canova. ISBN 978-88-85066-47-2.
- ^ Molmenti, Pompeo (1887). The Dogaressa. Remington & Company.
- ^ Hurlburt, H. (2016-09-27). The Dogaressa of Venice, 1200-1500: Wives and Icons. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-03782-4.
- ^ Levy, Allison (2017-07-28). Widowhood and Visual Culture in Early Modern Europe. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-87298-0.