Though Dante had an arranged marriage with the daughter of a powerful Florentine family, he had also been unrequitedly in love with another woman since he was nine years old: Beatrice Portinari.
Meski Dante dijodohkan dengan putri seorang keluarga kaya dari Florence, dia juga jatuh cinta dengan wanita lain sejak usianya sembilan tahun: Beatrice Portinari.