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- Imperia_La_Divina abstract "Imperia La Divina, (Imperia The Divine), also called The Queen, (1481 - Rome, 15 August 1512), was a Roman courtesan. She is counted as the first famous courtesan in Europe. The term courtesan is said to have been created for her. She was the first celebrity of the class of courtesans, which was created in Rome in the late 15th century.Imperia was born as the daughter of butler of pope Julius II. In the 15th century, the courtiers of the Papal court begun with the habit of hiring female escorts to accompany them in court life. As the Papal courtiers were clerics who were banned from marrying, the women they consorted with could not be marriageable, but at the same time, they must be educated and know their etiquette to be able to converse and participate in formal court life. This was the development of a new class of prostitutes in Christian Europe: the courtesan, which then spread from Rome to other parts of Europe, and Imperia was to become the first famous representative of this new type of prostitute. In 1498, at the age of seventeen, she had a daughter, whom she named Lucrezia. The father was either Giacomo Sadoleto (a friend of Vittoria Colonna), or Agostino Chigi. The banker Agostino Chigi was the regular and main client of Imperia. This was also to be a custom for courtesans, who usually kept a main client as a steady supporter, but openly entertained also others as temporary clients. Chigi was as this point called the richest banker in the world, and he financed Imperia to maintain what was called a royal standard of living, and she kept both a palace in Rome and a country villa outside the city. Imperia was described as witty and intelligent. As was the custom for courtesans, she spent her days by the window, where she displayed her appearance to passers by. She was known to be courted by the men of the Papal court, but her tactic was to remain exclusive and accept only few clients. As a private person, Imperia was herself genuinely in love with one Angelo del Bufalo, who reportedly was a client for many years. When he ended their contact, Imperia committed suicide by poisoning herself. She made Agostino Chigi her executor and asked him to arrange a marriage for her daughter. Imperia and her suicide became the object for many legends in Rome. Agostino Chigi financed a stately funeral in Rome, with a monument in San Gregorio al Celio, which was sensational for a prostitute.Imperia La Divina is portrayed in contemporary literature, such as a novel of Matteo Bandello. She is the subject of many legends and stories. She was a friend of Raphael and the model of several of his work: as a muse, as Galatea (Raphael) in Villa Farnesina, and as a Sibyl at Santa Maria della Pace.".
- Imperia_La_Divina birthDate "1481".
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- Imperia_La_Divina comment "Imperia La Divina, (Imperia The Divine), also called The Queen, (1481 - Rome, 15 August 1512), was a Roman courtesan. She is counted as the first famous courtesan in Europe. The term courtesan is said to have been created for her. She was the first celebrity of the class of courtesans, which was created in Rome in the late 15th century.Imperia was born as the daughter of butler of pope Julius II.".
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