Lucrezia Barberini
Italian noble (1628-1699)
Lucrezia Barberini (24 October 1628 – 24 August 1699) was an Italian noblewoman and, by marriage, Duchess of Modena. Born into the House of Barberini, she was the third wife of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena.
Biography
Early life
Barberini was born 24 October 1628 in Rome; the eldest of five children to Taddeo Barberini, Prince of Palestrina and his wife Anna Colonna, a daughter of Filippo Colonna, Prince of Paliano. She was baptized on the 8 November in the private chapel of the Palazzo Barberini.
She was the sister of Maffeo Barberini and Cardinal Carlo Barberini and the Grand-Niece of Pope Urban VIII. Her uncles included three Cardinals; Francesco Barberini, Antonio Barberini and Girolamo Colonna.
Lucrezia's parents had a good relationship with each other and their parental care is evident in the correspondence between the couple, with Lucrezia's mother informing her husband in great detail about their children and their health. She showed great care for her children, even sleeping by their beds in a makeshift cot when they were ill. Lucrezia's mother was very devout and saw things like the death of one of her children's nurse-maids as a divine punishment.
While still a child, Lucrezia was entrusted to the care of her paternal aunts Camilla and Clarice, who were Carmelite nuns at the monastery Incarnazione del Verbo Divino, founded by Urban VIII. Lucrezia's education and that of her brothers Maffeo and Carlo were ordered by their uncle, Cardinal Francesco, who ignored the wishes of their mother.
In 1639, Camillo Pamphili son of Pamphilio Pamphili and Olimpia Maidalchini was first suggested as a husband to the twelve-year old Lucrezia.
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