Alessandra Macinghi
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Alessandra Macinghi was a 15th-century Florentine woman. She lost her parents at an early age, and was married to Matteo Strozzi when she was about 14. The Strozzi
family was then one of the more influential merchant and diplomatic families of the city. The couple had eight children; five of them, three sons, survived infancy. Some of her letters to her three sons were preserved. They were published by Cesare Guasti in 1877. These letters throw light on the domestic life in Italy in the 15th century, especially the life of the female members in a household.
Strozzi
Strozzi is the name of an ancient and noble Florentine family. Palla Strozzi played an important part in the public life of Florence, and founded the first public library in Florence in the monastery of Santa Trinita...
family was then one of the more influential merchant and diplomatic families of the city. The couple had eight children; five of them, three sons, survived infancy. Some of her letters to her three sons were preserved. They were published by Cesare Guasti in 1877. These letters throw light on the domestic life in Italy in the 15th century, especially the life of the female members in a household.