Laura de Noves, 1310–1348. French noblewoman. Thought to have been the platonic love of poet Francesco Petrarch and inspiration for many of his sonnets.

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Laura de Noves, 1310–1348. French noblewoman. Thought to have been the platonic love of poet Francesco Petrarch and inspiration for many of his sonnets. From L'Histoire Universelle Ancienne et Moderne, published in Strasbourg circa 1860.

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