Antonietta Gonsalvus

Antonietta Gonsalvus
Portrait of Antonietta Gonsalvus (1593) by Lavinia Fontana
Born
Antonietta Gonsalvus

c. 1580
France
Diedc. 1655
Italy
Other namesTognina
OccupationCourt personality
Known forHypertrichosis
Parents

Antonietta (Tognina) Gonsalvus, also Gonzalves or Conzales (born c. 1580 in France) was a so-called monkey girl. She became famous for suffering (like her father and three of her five brothers) from hypertrichosis (a congenital disease). Her family is considered to be the oldest case of human excessive hair growth described in Europe. Antonietta died c. 1655 in Capodimonte (Viterbo), Italy, where her father also died.

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