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All this, in time, contributed to the emergence of Bona’s black legend, according to which the queen was “good” only in name, but in reality was pathologically ambitious, greedy, prone to Machiavellian machinations, financial malfeasance and – as befitted a Renaissance Italian – to the use of poison as a tool of statecraft. She was suspected of having poisoned her first two daughters-in-law (Elisabeth Habsburg and Barbara Radziwiłł), as well as the last two dukes of Masovia (Stanislav and John III). It was in Masovia – swiftly annexed by Poland – where Bona, estranged from her son, lived for eight years before eventually returning to Italy. There, the Polish queen dowager was herself poisoned – probably on the orders of King Philip II of Spain, who owed her too much money to leave her alive.

Right then – but what about those vegetables? We’ll come to that in a moment. ~~But first~~ let’s take a closer look at another famous Italian-born queen whose life followed a path quite similar to Bona’s.

Right then – but what about those vegetables? We’ll come to that in a moment. First, however, let’s take a closer look at another famous Italian-born queen whose life followed a path quite similar to Bona’s.

== Catherine of Florence ==

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 All this, in time, contributed to the emergence of Bona’s black legend, according to which the queen was “good” only in name, but in reality was pathologically ambitious, greedy, prone to Machiavellian machinations, financial malfeasance and – as befitted a Renaissance Italian – to the use of poison as a tool of statecraft. She was suspected of having poisoned her first two daughters-in-law (Elisabeth Habsburg and Barbara Radziwiłł), as well as the last two dukes of Masovia (Stanislav and John III). It was in Masovia – swiftly annexed by Poland – where Bona, estranged from her son, lived for eight years before eventually returning to Italy. There, the Polish queen dowager was herself poisoned – probably on the orders of King Philip II of Spain, who owed her too much money to leave her alive.
-Right then – but what about those vegetables? We’ll come to that in a moment. But first let’s take a closer look at another famous Italian-born queen whose life followed a path quite similar to Bona’s.
+Right then – but what about those vegetables? We’ll come to that in a moment. First, however, let’s take a closer look at another famous Italian-born queen whose life followed a path quite similar to Bona’s.
 == Catherine of Florence ==