The old woman was born to Pope Urban X and the Princess of Palestrina. She was raised in a castle much grander than that in Westphalia. She was a beautiful, talented, young girl and it was arranged that she marry the Prince of Massa-Carrara. She had loved him. They never married; a former mistress of his poisoned him. She was distressed, as was her mother, so they headed to an estate in Gaeta to heal. On route, a pirate boarded their ship. Their soldiers were soldiers of the Pope and thus not used to fighting. Instead, they prayed. The pirates stripped everyone on board naked and then inserted a finger into everyone's rectum. The pirates did this to see if they were hiding any valuables.
The captain of the pirates raped her. She and.....
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