Caterina Dolfin [SEP] place of death
Caterina Dolfin
Caterina Dolfin (Venice, 8 May 1736 - Venice, 14 November 1793) was an Italian (Venetian) poet.
Caterina was the daughter of the Nobilhuomo Ser Antonio Giovanni Dolfin and the Nobildonna Donata Salamon, members of a secondary branch of one of the most ancient families of venetian aristocrary. Caterina's father was knowned to have squandered the family fortune, leaving serious debts to his wife and daughter uppon his death in 1753.
In 1755, the young "nobildonna" made a suitable marriage with
even more unsuitable for the title of Dogaressa, Margherita Delmaz, but is reported to have bribed many of the electors to assure her acceptance.
Caterina Dolfin became a widow in 1785. She was left a fortune but became entangled in a dispute with her former in-laws. From 1788, she spent more time in her house in Padova. Her last years, she worked on a project for the reform of female education, which does not appear to have been finished before her death.
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