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Beatrice Cenci
1599Sep, 11

Beatrice Cenci

Beatrice Cenci, Italian noblewoman (b. 1577)
Beatrice Cenci (Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe ˈtʃɛntʃi]; 6 February 1577 – 11 September 1599) was a Roman noblewoman who murdered her abusive father, Count Francesco Cenci. She was beheaded in 1599 after a lurid murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend about her.

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