Eleonora di Toledo

Eleonora di Toledo

female, deceased (1562)
Eleonora di Toledo was a Spanish noblewoman who was Duchess of Florence from 1539. She is credited with being the first modern style first lady, or...
Luca Pacioli

Luca Pacioli

male, deceased (1517)
Fra Luca Bartolomeo de Pacioli (sometimes "Paciolo") (1445-1514 or 1517) was an Italian mathematician and Franciscan friar, collaborator with...
Carlo Collodi

Carlo Collodi

male, deceased (1890)
Carlo Collodi (November 24, 1826 in Florence, Italy - october 26, 1890 in Florence), born Carlo Lorenzini. During the Wars of Independence in 1848...
Bianca Cappello

Bianca Cappello

female, deceased (1587)
Bianca Cappello (1548 - October 17 1587) was a Grand Duchess of Tuscany
Desiderius

Desiderius

male, deceased (786)
Desiderius (also known as "Daufer" or "Dauferius"; "Didier" in French and "Desiderio" in Italian) was the last king of the Lombard Kingdom of...
Brunetto Latini

Brunetto Latini

male, deceased (1294)
Brunetto Latini (c. 1220-1294), who signed his name "Burnectus Latinus" in Latin and "Burnecto Latino" in Italian, was an Italian philosopher,...
Giovanni Villani

Giovanni Villani

male, deceased (1348)
Giovanni Villani ("ca" 1275-1348), the Florentine writer of the famous chronicles (the "Cronica") is the greatest Italian chronicler of his own...
Pietro Bembo

Pietro Bembo

male, deceased (1547)
Pietro Bembo (May 20, 1470 - 18 January, 1547), Italian cardinal and scholar. He was born in Venice and while still a boy he accompanied his father...
Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

male, deceased (1824)
Ferdinand III was Grand Duke of Tuscany, (1790-1801; 1814-1824). He was also the Prince-elector and Grand Duke of Salzburg (1803-1806) and Grand...
Cesare Casella

Cesare Casella

male
Cesare Casella, born on 3/1/1960, is an acclaimed Italian chef who grew up among the pots and pans of Vipore, the small trattoria his parents, Rosa...