Lucrezia d'Alagno
Lucrezia d'Alagno (* around 1430 in Naples ; † September 23, 1479 in Ischia ) was an Italian noblewoman and mistress of King Alfonso V of Aragón , who was also King of Naples and Sicily .
biography
Lucrezia was the daughter of Nicola d'Alagno, Signore di Torre Annunziata, and his wife Covella Toraldo. In 1448 Lucrezia became the lover of King Alfonso V (1396-1458). He showered her family with lands and titles, and she herself received the island of Ischia as a gift. In 1450 King Alfonso V asked Pope Kalixt III. to annul his marriage to Princess Maria of Castile (1401-1458) , but the presented reasons were not enough. Lucrezia was nevertheless treated like a queen at the Neapolitan court and made it a cultural center.
literature
- Hermann Hefele : Alfonso I - Ferrante I of Naples. Writings by Antonio Beccadelli , Tristano Caracciolo, Camillo Porzio , (The Age of the Renaissance 1, Volume 4), Diederichs, Jena 1912.
Web links
- Lucrezia d'Alagno - Story of a Great Love (Italian) ( Memento from May 9, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Lucrezia d'Alagno - story of a great love (ital.)
- Lucrezia d'Alagno (Eng.)
- Mittelalter-Genealogie.de - Alfons I of Naples
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Alagno, Lucrezia d ' |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mistress of King Alfonso V of Aragon |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1430 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1479 |
| Place of death | Ischia |