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Veronica Franco

1546 - 1591

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Veronica Franco (c. 1546–1591) was an Italian poet and courtesan in 16th-century Venice. She is known for her notable clientele, feminist advocacy, literary contributions, and philanthropy. Her humanist education and cultural contributions influenced the roles of courtesans in the late Venetian Renaissance. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Veronica Franco is the 1,492nd most popular writer (down from 713th in 2019), the 1,617th most popular biography from Italy (down from 868th in 2019) and the 107th most popular Italian Writer.

Veronica Franco was an Italian courtesan and writer who was most famous for her memoirs.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Veronica Franco ranks 1,492 out of 7,302. Before her are Martin Gardner, Maj Sjöwall, Winifred Wagner, Elizabeth Siddal, Hugo Claus, and Ida Laura Pfeiffer. After her are François de Malherbe, B. K. S. Iyengar, Robert Bloch, Robin Hobb, Ibn al-Khatib, and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1546, Veronica Franco ranks 6. Before her are Murad III, Tycho Brahe, Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Bartholomeus Spranger. After her are Takeda Katsuyori, Heo Jun, Charlotte of Bourbon, Johann Fischart, and Thomas Digges. Among people deceased in 1591, Veronica Franco ranks 9. Before her are John of the Cross, Aloysius Gonzaga, Vincenzo Galilei, Sen no Rikyū, Dmitry of Uglich, and Jacobus Gallus. After her are Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Luis de León, Jost Amman, Anna Sophia of Prussia, Anna of Hesse, and Vespasiano I Gonzaga.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Veronica Franco ranks 1,617 out of 5,161. Before her are Vito Cascio Ferro (1862), Primo Carnera (1906), Dino Grandi (1895), Marcus Livius Drusus (-200), Matteo Carcassi (1792), and Raffaele Riario (1461). After her are Jacopo Riccati (1676), Wacho (500), Gianfranco Zola (1966), Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma (1678), Maria, Queen of Sicily (1363), and Adriano Banchieri (1568).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Veronica Franco ranks 107. Before her are Giovanni Verga (1840), Matteo Maria Boiardo (1441), Boris Pahor (1913), Ignazio Silone (1900), Francesco Maria Piave (1810), and Claudio Magris (1939). After her are Felice Romani (1788), Pacuvius (-220), Catherine of Bologna (1413), Ubertino of Casale (1259), Maria Valtorta (1897), and Bartolomeo Platina (1421).

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