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At the age of 16, she fell in love with an
Italian, Arnoldi, who was a musician performing in the prince's theater. According to popular opinion, the relationship between the musician and the duchess was a misalliance, so the young couple made an unsuccessful attempt to escape to
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Francis Pignatelli Belmonte, Duke of Acerenza, she was mainly known for a scandalous relationship with Arnoldi, a
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were raised without the participation of their parents, under the care of governesses and servants.
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Johanna
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638:Lithuanian Lutherans
514:"www.talleyrand.org"
360:Queen Maria Carolina
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240:Duchess of Acerenza
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318:Peter Biron
592:Categories
569:Literature
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409:, Fürstin
374:Later life
293:Wilhelmine
267:Early life
61:1783-06-24
407:Wallmoden
329:Wratislaw
320:left for
92:Thuringia
49:, c. 1820
426:Löbichau
419:Löbichau
354:Marriage
301:Dorothea
252:musician
238:) and a
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405:, duke
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364:Dresden
348:Hungary
314:America
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285:Silesia
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213:Mother
203:Father
128:Spouse
120:Poland
102:Burial
558:LVIII
430:Żagań
326:Count
256:Italy
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