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Marietta de Patras

Greek royal mistress · Lived c. 1425 to 1503

Marietta de Patras was the Greek mistress of King John II of Cyprus and the mother of his illegitimate son King James II of Cyprus. Shortly after King John's marriage to Helena Palaiologina, the new Queen ordered that Marietta's nose be cut off.

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Following the death of her son, she was taken to Venice where she was kept in semi-captivity.

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Lived c. 1425 to 1503