Joanna Biron | |||||
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Duchess of Acerenza | |||||
Born | Mitau, Duchy of Courland and Semigallia | 24 June 1783||||
Died | 11 April 1876 Löbichau, Thuringia, German Empire | (aged 92)||||
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Spouse |
Prince Francis Pignatelli Belmonte, Duke of Acerenza
(m. 1801; sep. 1806) | ||||
Issue | Frederick von Piattoli (illegitimate) | ||||
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House | Biron | ||||
Father | Peter von Biron | ||||
Mother | Dorothea von Medem |
Johanna Katharina von Biron, Princess of Courland and Duchess of Acerenza (24 June 1783 – 11 April 1876) was a German princess from the ruling family of Courland and Semigallia (today part of Latvia) and a Duchess of Acerenza as the third daughter of Peter von Biron and Dorothea von Medem and the wife of Prince Francis Pignatelli Belmonte, Duke of Acerenza, she was mainly known for a scandalous relationship with Arnoldi, a musician from Italy.