Antonietta Gonsalvus

Antonietta Gonsalvus
Portrait of Antonietta Gonsalvus (1593) by Lavinia Fontana
Born
Antonietta Gonsalvus

around 1572–1580
France
Died
Italy
NationalityFrench
Other namesTognina
OccupationCourt personality
Known forHypertrichosis
Parents

Antonietta (Tognina) Gonsalvus, also Gonzalves or Conzales (born around 1572–1580 in France) was a so-called monkey girl. She became famous for suffering (like her father and three of her five brothers) from hypertrichosis (a congenital disease). Her family is considered to be the oldest case of human excessive hair growth described in Europe. Antonietta's death year is not known but she supposedly died in Capodimonte (Viterbo), Italy, where her father also died.