Laura Bon (24 October 1825– 24 July 1904) was an Italian stage actress.

Life

Laura Bon was born in

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on 24 October 1825, the daughter of Francesco Augusto Bon (1788–1858), and Luigia Ristori (1803–1846). She was the lover of

Victor Emmanuel II of Italy Victor Emmanuel II (; full name: ''Vittorio Emanuele Maria Alberto Eugenio Ferdinando Tommaso di House of Savoy, Savoia''; 14 March 1820 – 9 January 1878) was King of Sardinia (also informally known as Piedmont–Sardinia) from 23 March 1849 u ...

between 1844 and 1858, and had a daughter with him, named Emanuela (1853-1890). She resumed her acting career in 1858, and enjoyed a successful stage career until the 1870s. She died in

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, on 24 July 1904, aged 78.https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9WL-Q3C4?cc=2043809&wc=MCRZ-Z29%3A349711501%2C349711502%2C349797801

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bon, Laura 1820s births 1904 deaths 19th-century Italian actresses Mistresses of Italian royalty