Word: monaldeschi
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...Rome, Christina's world was soon hemmed in with intrigue. With the help of France's Cardinal Mazarin she sought to occupy the throne of Naples. When her plans were betrayed by her Italian equerry, Giovanni Monaldeschi, she had him murdered while she coolly waited in the next room. The scandal forever ruined her chances to gain any throne, but it did not prevent her from being the reigning connoisseur of Rome...
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