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Francesca da Rimini or '''Francesca da Polenta''' ( 1255 – 1285 ) was the beautiful daughter of Guido Da Polenta of Ravenna . She was a historical contemporary of Dante Alighieri , who portrayed her as a character in the '' Divine Comedy ''. ARRANGED MARRIAGE Guido da Polenta had been at war with the Malatesta Family . Peace had been negotiated and he wanted to solidify it by marrying Francesca with Giovanni Malatesta of Rimini , the Malatestan heir. Giovanni was brave but lame and deformed. Guido knew Francesca would refuse him, so the marriage was proxy through Paolo, handsome brother of Giovanni. Francesca fell in love with Paolo and was unaware of the deception until the morning after the wedding day. Paolo and Francesca became lovers after being seduced by their reading of the story of Lancelot and Guinevere . They were subsequently surprised and murdered by Giovanni in 1285. RELATED WORKS OF ART
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