Dantes Life Story
Dante was born in Florence in May 1265. His family was of an old lineage, of noble birth but no longer wealthy. When he was only 12 years old, his marriage to the daughter of the famous Donati family was arranged. These marriages very common and appropriate at the time so Dante obediently married her, some years later they had two sons and one daughter.Dante studied at the University of Bologna, one of the most famous universities in the medieval world. There, he came under the influence of one of the most famous scholars of the time, Ser Brunetto Latini, who never taught Dante but advised and encouraged him.
When Dante was was about 12 years old, he met a 9-year-old girl at a prominent function. She wore a bright crimson dress, and to Dante, she had the beauty of an angel. The girl was Beatrice, and there is no doubt that she was the great love of Dante's life, and the greatest single influence on his work. He recorded this devotion in an early work Vita......
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