Her maternal grandfather Demetrio Corgialegno ( 1785 -- 1861 ) , who had settled in Florence , came from an old and rich Byzantine noble family .
Beatrice Caterina Enrichetta Ancillotti Goretti was born in Florence in 1879 into a family of impassioned liberals .
Beatrice Caterina Enrichetta Ancillotti Goretti 's maternal grandfather Demetrio Corgialegno ( 1785 -- 1861 ) , who had settled Florence Florence , came from an old and rich Byzantine noble family .
Beatrice Caterina Enrichetta Ancillotti Goretti was born in Florence in 1879 into a family of impassioned liberals .