Case #1820

Case Description

Lord Girolamo Spolverino and a bravo strangled his sister Lady Floria Spolverina to death to cover up her pregnancy caused by their Friar brother. She was taken out onto the road under the pretext of bringing her to a monastery and then killed near Cerca Veronese. Her body was thrown into a well at Girolamo's own house to cover up the murder.

Motive

cover up an embarrassing and incestuous pregnancy

Legal Record

Court

Council of Ten

Trial phase

denunciation

Outcome

Filled indicator = recorded in source; hollow = not recorded or not applicable.

Archival Sources

Source

Capi di Consiglio di Dieci

Archival location

Rettori di Verona, #200

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