Lapo da Castiglionchio the Elder
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Lapo da Castiglionchio the Elder (c. 1316 – 1381) was born in Rome. He was a correspondent and friend of Petrarch from 1350. A Tuscan noble of reduced fortune, Lapo da Castiglionchio the Elder was a leader in the events before the Revolt of the Ciompi in Florence in 1378.[1]
He was the grandfather of Lapo da Castiglionchio the Younger.
References
[edit]- ^ Gene A. Brucker, "The Revolt of the Ciompi", in Florentine Studies (1968).
