Valentine de Milan
In late 14th-century Milan, Valentina loves Louis of Orléans, though her father Gian Galeazzo is at war with the French. After the French defeat Milan, Valentina persuades her father to accept peace. Louis is shot during treaty negotiations, nearly rekindling the war. Valentina disguises herself to find a pharmacist who saves him. The true assassin is exposed as an agent of Burgundy, and Valentina and Louis marry.