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COLONNA, VITTORIA- 1490-1547. daughter of fabrisio Colonna, grand constable of the kingdom of naples + anna de montefletre, daughter of the 'good duke' frederick of urbino, b in marino. betrothed at 4 to francisco d'avalos, son of the marquise of descara. well educated, proved in early love letters. her hand was sought by duke of saoy + bragance, but at 17, she married avalos, who she desired. lived in ishia til 1511 when hubby aligned w/ the holy league + taken to ravenna + then to france. during these months of exile + campaigning, they corresponded in most passionate terms in prose + verse. seldom saw each other, but thru charles v, 1525 kept him from joining league against emperor Charles V, + refuse the crown of naples, used to induce him. but this year he died. stayed in naples 10 years, refusing many suiters + began Rime Spirituali. in 1536 left N for ferrara as Ch V on the way + in 1538 to abode. in rome won esteem of reginald Pole + cardoinal contarini, started a passionate friendship w/ michaelangelo who was 64. wrote her sonnets + drawings. her removal to ovieto from rome on her bro's revolt against paul III + lived in viterbo 1541-1545 where pole govenor. returned to rome in 46 + died in 47.