Like so many noble women before her, Leonora d\'Este was betrothed behind her back and without her consent.
But soon she noticed odd behavior from her hus.
Given the woman\'s adultery, Leonora understood and forgave Carlo.
It was only after her vows that she learned her husband murdered his wife and her lover in a jealous rage.
She did her duty to her family, knowing only that her fianc was a widower with a son from the previous wife.
She was to marry Prince Carlo di Gesualdo, and that was that.
Like so many noble women before her, Leonora d\'Este was betrothed behind her back and without her consent