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16th-century people from the Republic of Florence

  • Leonardo da VinciLeonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was born on the 15th of April 1452 near the Tuscan hill town of Vinci. His father, a notary named Ser Piero, and his mother, a…
  • MichelangeloMichelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni arrived in the world on the 6th of March 1475 within the small town of Caprese.
  • Niccolò MachiavelliNiccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli entered the world on the 3rd of May 1469 in Florence, Italy. He was the third child and first son of attorney Bernardo di…
  • Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of UrbinoLorenzo di Piero de' Medici entered the world on the 12th of September 1492 in Florence. His father was Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici and his mother was…