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Beatrice Cenci

Beatrice Cenci ( CHEN-chee; Italian: [beaˈtriːtʃe ˈtʃɛntʃi]; 6 February 1577 – 11 September 1599) was an Italian noblewoman imprisoned and repeatedly raped by her own father. She killed him, and was tried for murder. Despite outpourings of public sympathy, Cenci was beheaded in 1599 after a murder trial in Rome that gave rise to an enduring legend.

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• ▸Bertha Beckmann
• ▸Aquarius (constellation)
• ▸2012 Delhi gang rape and murder

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