Felicita Maria di Boemondo
Felicita Maria di Boemondo of Antioch, was a Princess of Antioch and the Dogaressa of Venice by marriage to the Doge Vital II Michele (r. 1156-1172).
She was the daughter of Bohemund of Antioch. As a dogaressa, Felicita Maria was known as a benefactor of especially the convent San Zaccaria. Visiting San Zaccaria at the time of the murder of her spouse, she chose never to leave the convent again.
References
- Staley, Edgcumbe: The dogaressas of Venice : The wives of the doges, London : T. W. Laurie, 1910
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