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Petrarch's Father wanted him to go into law. The later part of Petrarch's life he spent in traveling through northern Italy as an poet and a diplomat. His job in the Church did not let him marry, but he is believed to have two children by a woman unknown to posterity. His son, Giovanni, was born in 1337, and his daughter, Francesca, was born in 1343.
Giovanni died from the plague in 1361. Francesca married Francescuolo da Brossano that same year. In 1362 shortly after the birth of their daughter, Eletta (same name as Petrarch's mother), they joined Petrarch in Venice to avoid the plague. A second grandchild, Francesco, was born in 1366, but died before his second birthday. Francesca and her family lived with Petrarch in Venice for five years from 1362 to 1367.
Petrarch's Father wanted him to go into law. The later part of Petrarch's life he spent in traveling through northern Italy as an poet and a diplomat. His job in the Church did not let him marry, but he is believed to have two children by a woman unknown to posterity. His son, Giovanni, was born in 1337, and his daughter, Francesca, was born in 1343.
Giovanni died from the plague in 1361. Francesca married Francescuolo da Brossano that same year. In 1362 shortly after the birth of their daughter, Eletta (same name as Petrarch's mother), they joined Petrarch in Venice to avoid the plague. A second grandchild, Francesco, was born in 1366, but died before his second birthday. Francesca and her family lived with Petrarch in Venice for five years from 1362 to 1367.
To-Do List
1. Find Laura and tell her how I feel
2. Tell my parents I will not go into law
3. Write a few sonnets to Laura
4. Go to Venice to escape the plague
5. Write to a dead person
1. Find Laura and tell her how I feel
2. Tell my parents I will not go into law
3. Write a few sonnets to Laura
4. Go to Venice to escape the plague
5. Write to a dead person
His personality is very deep. He shows love and hope for his family and Laura. And he has great creativity and brilliant ideas. He had a leadership quality to make others want to listen to him.