Luisa Strozzi

Luisa Strozzi
Born
Luisa Strozzi

Florence, Republic of Florence, Italy
Died(1534-12-04)4 December 1534
Florence, Republic of Florence, Italy
Spouse(s)Luigi Capponi
(m. 1533)
Parents

Luisa Strozzi, also known as Luigia, was a Florentine Renaissance noblewoman, daughter of the prominent banker Filippo the Younger and of Clarice de' Medici, granddaughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent. She was married to Senator Luigi Capponi in 1533.

She was said to have been insulted by Giovanni Salviati, a close friend of Duke Alessandro de' Medici. After one such event, Salviati was ambushed and wounded at night by unknown assailants. Suspicion fell on the Strozzi, but no evidence was amassed.

Rebuffing his advances and those of the Duke, she was forced to flee Florence. It is said she was poisoned by agents of the Duke.

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