Key facts
- Born
- ( 1577-02-06 ) 6 February 1577, Rome , Papal States
- Died
- 11 September 1599 (1599-09-11) (aged 22), Rome, Papal States
- Cause of death
- Execution by beheading
- Resting place
- San Pietro in Montorio , Rome, Italy
- Parent s
- Ersilia Santacroce (mother), Count Francesco Cenci (father)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Beatrice
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Papal States
- Place of birth
- Rome
- Place of death
- Rome
- Father
- Francesco Cenci
- Occupation
- aristocrat
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Noble title
- patrician
- Image
- 01 Portret Beatrice Cenci.jpg
- Residence
- Rome
- Convicted of
- murder
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- cause of death
- decapitation
- Commons category
- Beatrice Cenci
- date of birth
- 1577-02-06
- date of death
- 1599-09-11
- place of burial
- San Pietro in Montorio
- present in work
- Italian Chronicles
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- depicted by
- Woman wearing a turban
- name in native language
- Beatrice Cenci
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Encyclopedic overview
Beatrice Cenci (/ˈtʃɛntʃi/ CHEN-chee; Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe ˈtʃɛntʃi]; 6 February 1577 – 11 September 1599) was an Italian noblewoman imprisoned and repeatedly raped by her own father. She killed him, and was tried for murder. Despite outpourings of public sympathy, Cenci was beheaded in 1599 after a murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend.
Life
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