LUCIDA MANSI
	Lucida was born in Lucca in 1606 by a non-lucchesian noble family, the Mansi. The legend presents Lucida as a rich and beautiful woman, who loved parties and luxury. She had many lovers who followed her during her holidays out of town, but it seems that none came back to Lucca because Lucida used to kill them in special traps where they disappeared. When Lucida realized she was getting old, she signed an agreement with the devil, dealing her soul for 30 years more of beauty and youth. Her life went on as usual, but exactly 30 years later the devil tolled the bell of the Hour's Tower, marking the end of Lucida's life. According to one version of the story she suddenly disappeared from her palace, leaving no traces but a deep hole. Another version tells that the devil dragged Lucida all around the wall of Lucca in his carriage of fire, then sunk in the little lake of the Botanical Garden. It is said that Lucida's relatives tried very hard to forget her, destroying her portraits and her birth certificate. Otherwise, historical documents certify that Lucida died on February 12th 1649 during the plague, and that she is buried in her family vault in the Cappuccini's church.