Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine,  7 (1858–59), 42–47.

Valentia Visconti, the First Duchess of Orleans

Anon

Genre:

Essay

Subjects:

Astrology, Prognostication


    Notes that Gian G Visconti 'amused himself [...] by the study of judicial astrology' and correctly predicted that the appearance of a comet in the sky signified his approaching death (46).



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