La famille de leonardo da vinci biography
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Da Vinci family
Italian family
This article is about the Renaissance family. For other people with this name, see Da Vinci (disambiguation).
The Da Vinci family is an Italian family from Vinci, Tuscany.
La famille de leonardo da vinci biography
Origins
The name derives from Vinci, Tuscany, the place of origin of the family. Michele Da Vinci is considered to be the founder of the family. There is no evidence that Michele Da Vinci was a notary and no act stipulated by him is known.
Michele Da Vinci probably was born in the 13th century or beginning of the 14th century. Michele Da Vinci probably died before 15 November 1331, as it emerges from a deed stipulated in November of that year in Vinci, by his son Guido, who was certainly born before 1331.
History
Leonardo Da Vinci's grandfather Antonio and father Piero were notaries, and Antonio noted the birth of Leonardo in a notary book of the 14th century used as a collection of memories of the family, writing, "Nacque un mio nipote, figliolo di ser Piero m