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Pregnant again, and perhaps aware that her secret could no longer be kept, she suddenly left Amalfi with a large retinue in
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Giovanna became regent of Amalfi after her husband's death, her son being an infant. She continued to rule Amalfi as regent for twelve years. Giovanna employed
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