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Beatrice Cenci (Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe ˈtʃɛntʃi]; 6 February 1577 – 11 September 1599) was a Roman noblewoman imprisoned by her father, who repeatedly raped her. To escape the abuse and get away from the house, she killed him.
Beatrice Cenci was a young Roman noblewoman whose condemnation to death by Pope Clement VIII aroused public sympathy and became the subject of poems, dramas, and novels, including The Cenci (1819) by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Beatrice Cenci (1958) by Alberto Moravia.
May 5, 2014 · Beatrice Cenci haunts Rome. Though plenty of tour guides are eager to rehash stories of her headless body wandering the Sant’Angelo Bridge at night, she hardly needs that kind of carnival...
Jun 23, 2023 · Beatrice Cenci became a symbol to the commoners of Rome of resistance to the aristocracy, and her death was seen as savage and unnecessary. Did she deserve to be executed for trying to end her father’s pattern of physical and sexual abuse?
Oct 6, 2023 · Read about the tragic life and brutal death of the young Roman Beatrice Cenci, executed for the murder of her father in 1599, and discover how her dramatic story has captured imaginations ever since.
Sep 10, 2021 · The haunting story of Beatrice Cenci (1577-1599), the young Roman noblewoman who murdered her abusive father before being beheaded on a bridge in Rome, still fascinates today. The daughter of Count Francesco Cenci, Beatrice was seven years old when her mother Ersilia Santacroce died.
Aug 8, 2016 · In the portrait, Reni depicts Beatrice Cenci dressed as a Sybil on the eve of her execution for plotting the murder of her wealthy and cruel father Francesco in 1599. Beatrice had...
