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Title
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Cy sensuit histoire de costace empere et royne de scecille
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Description
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This image depicts Constance, the daughter of King William of Sicily, marrying Henry, the emperor of Rome. Constance was forced to be a nun at a young age due to a prophecy which foretold Constance would somehow cause the destruction of Sicily. Her father, William, put her in a convent to prevent the prophecy from happening. At an older age, Constance was married to Emperor Henry and bore a son at the age of fifty-five (despite being fifty-five, Constance is depicted young in this image). There are three men on the left side of the image witnessing the marriage between Constance and Henry.
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Image Creator
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Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:25597
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Source Name
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Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation
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Image
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mta_25597_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Constance
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Prophecies