Anna Maria Arduino | |
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 Anna Maria Arduino (1819) | |
| Born | 1672 |
| Died | 29 December 1700(1700-12-29) (aged 27–28) |
| Other names | Getilde Faresia, Maria Ardoini Lodovisia |
| Education | Pontifical Academy of Arcadia |
| Title | Princess of Piombino, from Messina |
Anna Maria Arduino (1672–1700) was an Italian regent,socialite, painter and writer.[1][2] She was the regent of thePrincipality of Piombino during the minority of her son PrinceNiccolò II Ludovisi in 1699–1700.
She was born inMessina,Italy in 1672, to Giovanna Furnari and Paolo Arduino, thePrince ofPolizzi andMarquis of Floresta.[3] She was a descendant of theNotarbartolo family, anaristocratic family of theSicilian nobility. She authored writings and attended school under the pseudonymGetilde Faresia.
She was married in 1697 to the Prince ofPiombino,Giovan Battista Ludovisi (1647– 24 August 1699) and together they had a child named Niccolò II Ludovisi (c.1698–1699) and lived inRome. She attended thePontifical Academy of Arcadia (Accademia dell'Arcadia) in 1697.[4]
She wrote poems and sonnets in Latin and Italian under the pseudonym Getilde Faresia.[5]
Her spouse died in 1699 and the principality succession fell to Niccolò II Ludovisi for a few months, after his father's death, and Anna Maria Arduino served as theRegent during his minority.
That same year, in 1699 her young son died. Arduino died shortly after in Naples, Italy on 29 December 1700 at the age of 28. She is buried in the church ofSan Diego all'Ospedaletto, her grave is shared with her son and thesepulchres are marked by two marblebas-reliefs that depict the son and the half-length of the mother, they were sculpted between 1703 and 1704 byGiacomo Colombo.[6][7][8]
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