"Despite [Sentence 1], [Sentence 2]." Written like that might suggest that のに should go at the beginning of the sentence, and it shouldn't.
But it makes more sens when you think about it this way: [Sentence 1]and despite that,[Sentence 2].
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"Despite [Sentence 1],
"Despite [Sentence 1], [Sentence 2]." Written like that might suggest that のに should go at the beginning of the sentence, and it shouldn't.
But it makes more sens when you think about it this way: [Sentence 1]and despite that,[Sentence 2].