Dante alighieri biography timeline example

Dante Born

Dante Alighieri is born in Florence under the "sign of Gemini," sometime between mid-May and mid-June. His parents are father Alighiero di Bellincione and mother Gabriella "Bella" degli Abati.

Mother Dies

Dante's mother Bella dies.

Dante alighieri biography timeline example

His father soon remarries a woman named Lapa di Chiarissimo Cialuffi, who bears Dante's half-brother Francesco and half-sister Gaetana.

May 1,

Meets Beatrice

Florentine nobleman Folco Portinari throws a party for his neighbors.

Nine-year-old Dante and his father attend. Dante spots Folco's daughter, eight-year-old Beatrice Portinari, and falls instantly in love.

Feb 9,

Betrothed

Twelve-year-old Dante is promised in marriage to Gemma di Manetto Donati.

Completes Education

Dante completes his formal studies.

Father Dies; Marriage

Dante's father Alighiero di Bellincione dies.

Soon after, Dante marries Gemma Donati. His beloved Beatrice also marries someone else. Dante and Gemma Donati have fi