Author: Fonte, Moderata , 1555-1592
Alternate Names: Pozzo, Modesta; da Pozzo, Modesta; Dal Pozzo dei Giorgi, Modesta; Pozzo dal Zorzi, Modesta
Century: Cinquecento
Place of Birth: Venice, Italy (Venezia)
Place of Death: Venice, Italy (Venezia)
Region: Veneto
Father: Pozzo, Girolamo
Mother: Moro, Marietta dal
Class: Bourgeoisie, merchant elite
Marital Status: Married
Date of First Marriage: 1583
Number of marriages: 1
Husbands: Zorzi, Filippo (1558-1598)
Maternal Status: Mother
Number of Children: 4
Children: Zorzi, Pietro (1584?-); Zorzi, Cecilia (1585?-); Zorzi, Girolamo (1587?-1597); Figlia (1592-)
Religion: Christian: Catholic
Education: Convent
Author Code: A0016
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Biography by Virginia Cox, New York University
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