Alessandra Scala
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Alessandra Scala was an Italian
poet
and scholar of Greek
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. In 1494 she married Greek poet and soldier Michael Tarchaniota Marullus
(1458 – 1500), six years later Marullus died, Scala then entered the Florentine convent of San Pier Maggiore. She died there in 1506.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and scholar of Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
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Life
She was born in 1475, the fifth daughter of the chancellor of Florence, Bartolomeo ScalaBartolomeo Scala
Bartolomeo Scala was an Italian politician, author and historian.Born in Colle Val d'Elsa, he become a protegé of Cosimo and Piero de' Medici, being appointed at the highest positions in the Florentine Republic .He wrote an unfinished History of Florence...
. In 1494 she married Greek poet and soldier Michael Tarchaniota Marullus
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus
Michael Tarchaniota Marullus or Michael Marullus was a Greek Renaissance scholar, poet of Neolatin, humanist and soldier.-Life:Michael Tarchaniota Marullus was born to a family of Greek ancestry. His biography is rather obscure, he was born in either Constantinople or near the site of ancient...
(1458 – 1500), six years later Marullus died, Scala then entered the Florentine convent of San Pier Maggiore. She died there in 1506.