Sancha of Aragon (1478–1506)

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Sancha of Aragon (1478–1506)

Italian noblewoman. Name variations: Sanchia of Aragon. Born in Gaeta in 1478; died in Naples in 1586; illeg. dau. of Alfonso also known as Alphonso II of Aragon (1448–1495), king of Naples (r. 1494–1495), and Trogia Gazzela; niece of Ferrante of Aragon, king of Naples; sister of Duke Alfonso di Biselli (husband of Lucrezia Borgia); betrothed to Joffré Borgia in 1493.

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