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Ricciarda Malaspina

1497–1553 · 16th century

Ricciarda Malaspina (1497–1553) was Marchioness of Massa and Lady of Carrara, heiress of the Malaspina lords of Massa. Her marriage in 1520 to Lorenzo Cybo, a nephew of Pope Leo X, brought the state to the Cybo family, and she governed it herself for long periods. Their son Alberico I Cybo-Malaspina was made Prince of Massa in 1568.

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Duchy of Massa and Carrara

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ricciarda Malaspina. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ricciarda-malaspina
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