Polissena Contarini Da Mula

Polissena Contarini Da Mula (died May 1833), was a Venetian salonniére. She was the daughter-in-law of the Doge Alvise Giovanni Mocenigo (r. 1763-1779). Due to her father-in-law being a widower, she played the role of dogaressa during his reign. She was the hostess of a cultural salon of patronage and literature in the Doge's villa.

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