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On 21 May 1489, Giulia married Orsino Orsini in Rome (the signing of the marriage contract had taken place the previous day).
The article conflates the betrothal contract with the wedding. Sources indicate the marriage contract was arranged in May 1489, while the actual wedding took place the following year, on 9 May 1490.
Full reasoning
Treccani’s biographical entry states that the dowry contract was stipulated in Rome on 21 May 1489, in the palace of Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, but that the wedding itself was celebrated the following year, on 9 May 1490. An independent historical page from Palazzo Sforza Cesarini likewise says the marriage preliminaries were arranged in May 1489 and that "The marriage took place the following year ... on May 9 1490." So the sentence in the article is incorrect on both points: 21 May 1489 was not the wedding date, and the contract was not signed merely "the previous day" to that supposed wedding.
2 sources
- FARNESE, Giulia - Enciclopedia - Treccani
La stipula del contratto dotale ebbe luogo a Roma, il 21 maggio 1489... Tant'è che le nozze furono celebrate l'anno successivo, il 9 maggio 1490.
- The story of the marriage of Giulia Farnese | Palazzo Sforza Cesarini
That day... the marriage preliminaries with the unfortunate Orsino Orsini were arranged... The marriage took place the following year and was again celebrated in the apartments of the Borgia family on May 9 1490.
She died in 1524 in Rome at the residence belonging to Alessandro
Biographical sources place her death in her own house in the Arenula district, adjacent to Alessandro Farnese’s palace, not in a residence belonging to Alessandro.
Full reasoning
Treccani says Giulia Farnese lived in her own house in Rome’s Arenula district, next to her brother Alessandro’s palace. The same entry notes that she made her testament there on 14 March 1524 and died later that month. A second historical source likewise says she died "in her house next to Palazzo Farnese." So the lead’s statement that she died at a residence belonging to Alessandro is inaccurate.
2 sources
- FARNESE, Giulia - Enciclopedia - Treccani
Con lui visse tra Roma, dove possedeva anche una casa nel rione Arenula attigua al palazzo del fratello... Il 14 marzo, 1524 fece testamento... Il 23 dello stesso mese l'ambasciatore veneziano a Roma Marco Foscari segnalò la sua morte.
- The story of the marriage of Giulia Farnese | Palazzo Sforza Cesarini
Giulia died in her house next to Palazzo Farnese, circled by priests from the Confraternita di San Girolamo della Carità who resided in the anonymous church that she could see from the window of her bedroom.