Hebrew-English Guide to Soncino

23 THE HISTORY OF SONCINO FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE STAMPA HOUSEHOLD • Massimiliano Stampa (1536-1543): count, he was the first marquis of Soncino • Massimiliano II (1557-1596): he was the third marquis of Soncino. He married Marianna de Leyva, paternal aunt of Marianna de Leyva, then suor Virginia (suor Gertrude, Monaca di Monza in “Promessi Sposi” written by A. Manzoni) • Ermete Stampa (…..-1526): bishop of Novara • Gaspara Stampa (1523-1554): poetess • Carlo Gaetano Stampa (1667-1742): archbishop of Milan • Massimiliano IX Giovanni Cesare Stampa (1834-1876): the XIII and last marquis of Soncino.