Francesca da Rimini

Francesca da Rimini^[a] or Francesca da Polenta^[a] (died between 1283 and 1286)^[1] was a medieval noblewoman of Ravenna, who was murdered by her husband, Giovanni Malatesta, upon his discovery of her affair with his brother, Paolo Malatesta. She was a contemporary of Dante Alighieri, who portrayed her as a character in the Divine Comedy.

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