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Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
(1444–1531 to 1534)
BIRTH
June 11, 1444
PLACE
Unknown
DEATH
1531–1534 (sources differ)
PLACE
Unknown
FAMILY
CHILDREN
Michelangelo
(1475-1564)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
CATHOLIC
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Lodovico di Leonardo Buonarroti Simoni was Michelangelo’s father and a Florentine civic official. He served as podestà of Caprese and nearby Chiusi when Michelangelo was born.
EARLY LIFE
His appointment as podestà took the family to Caprese in 1474–1475. The family had old Florentine standing but declining finances.
CAREER
DEATH
He outlived Michelangelo’s mother and remained part of the artist’s family correspondence. Sources do not agree on a precise death date.
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