“The legend states that she killed her lovers after sleeping
with them by throwing them down a ditch covered in sharp blades.”
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Lucida Mansi (Lucca, c. 1606 – Lucca, c. February 12, 1649)
was an Italian noblewoman, and the subject of a legend in the province of
Lucca, Italy. She is of uncertain origins. Lucida was married very young to
Vincenzo Diversi, who was killed in the early years of their marriage. Made a
widow early, she was remarried to the old and very wealthy Gaspare di Nicolao
Mansi. The wealthy Mansi family was well-known earlier than the 16th century in
much of Europe thanks to their trade in silk. Their marriage was the subject of
much gossip, due to their significant age difference, and how much more
attractive Lucida was than her husband. Lucida was very vain, and is rumored to
have dedicated an entire room in the Villa Mansi to mirrors in order to admire
her own appearance.
Lucida Mansi, the daughter of Lucchese nobles, was said to
be very beautiful and very vain. She was so cruel and concerned with the
pleasures of the flesh that she killed her husband in order to be free to enjoy
her many lovers. The legend states that she killed her
lovers after sleeping with them by throwing them down a ditch covered in sharp
blades.
Lucida died of the plague February 12, 1649, and was laid to
rest in the chiesa dei Cappuccini a Lucca, in her family's crypt. [Wikipedia]
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