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unusual facts about Prince Oddone, Duke of Montferrat


Antonio Varni

His painting of Bordello, won a prize established by Prince Oddone in Genoa.


Faà di Bruno

Camilla Faà di Bruno, (c.1599–1662), a society beauty who was married secretly, briefly and morganatically to Ferdinando I the Gonzaga Duke of Mantua and Monferrato; her memoirs have been described as the first prose autobiography written by an Italian woman.

Prince Oddone, Duke of Montferrat

As a scholar, the prince had come in contact with leading cultural figures including the sculptor Santo Varni, who served as his adviser and friend, Tammar Luxoro, and Pasquale Domenico Cambiaso.


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