Donata Badoer
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Donata Badoer | |
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| Born | c. 1280 |
| Died | between 12 July 1333 and 4 March 1336[1] (aged 52–56) Venice, Republic of Venice |
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| Children | 3, including Fantina Polo |
| Father | Vitale Badoer |
| Family | Badoer |
Donata Badoer (c. 1280 – between 1333 and 1336) was an Italian noblewoman from the Republic of Venice. She is best known as the wife of Marco Polo.[2][3]
Belonging to the Venetian patrician family of Badoer, she was the daughter of merchant Vitale Badoer. In 1300, she married Marco Polo, the Venetian explorer, son of Niccolò Polo.[3] From the union three daughters were born: Fantina, Belella and Moreta Polo.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Hart 1942, p. 249.
- ^ a b Jacoby, David (2017-07-20). Medieval Trade in the Eastern Mediterranean and Beyond. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-58368-8.
- ^ a b Keates, Jonathan (2022-11-24). La Serenissima: The Story of Venice. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78954-507-4.
- ^ Polo, Marco (2008-10-21). The Travels of Marco Polo: Introduction by Colin Thubron. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-307-26913-3.
Bibliography
[edit]- Hart, Henry H. (1942). Venetian Adventurer: Being an Acount [sic] of the Life and Times and of the Book of Messer Marcco Polo. California: Stanford University Press. Retrieved 28 September 2023.