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FAMOUS ITALIAN PEOPLE: PAST AND PRESENT Cesare Borgia, was a famous Italian nobleman and politician and he also inspired Machiavelli when he wrote “The Prince”. Cesare Borgia was born in Rome on September 13th 1475 and died in 1507. His name was Dante... More

FAMOUS ITALIAN PEOPLE: PAST AND PRESENT Cesare Borgia, was a famous Italian nobleman and politician and he also inspired Machiavelli when he wrote “The Prince”. Cesare Borgia was born in Rome on September 13th 1475 and died in 1507. His name was Dante Alighieri. He was born 29th May 1265 in Firenze. He is a famous Italian writer. He is famous because he wrote “Divina Commedia”. He died 23rd September 1321 in Ravenna. Piero della Francesca was born in 1416 in Borgo Sansepolcro and he died on October 12th 1492. He s a famous painter of the Italian Renassaince. Among the most important works there are: “Madonna col bambino” and "Madonna della Misericordia”. Caravaggio was born in Milan 19th September 1571 and died 18th July 1610. Caravaggio was an Italian painter. He was famous for his beautiful paintings. His name was Vittorio Emanuele II. He was born 14th March 1820 in Torino . He is famous because he was the king of Italy when it became one nation. He died 9th January 1 Less