20th of July.
ix |
| 1305. |
Is taken to Incisa at the age of seven months, where he remains seven years. |
x |
| 1312. |
Is removed to Pisa, where he remains seven months. |
x |
| 1313. |
Accompanies his parents to Avignon. |
xi |
| 1315. |
Goes to live at Carpentras. |
xi |
| 1319. |
Is sent to Montpelier. |
xi |
| 1323. |
Is removed to Bologna. |
xii |
| 1326. |
Returns to Avignon—loses his parents—contracts a friendship with James Colonna. |
xiii |
| 1327. |
Falls in love with Laura. |
xvii |
| 1330. |
Goes to Lombes with James Colonna—forms acquaintance with Socrates and Lælius—and returns to Avignon to live in the house of Cardinal Colonna. |
xviii |
| 1331. |
Travels to Paris—travels through Flanders and Brabant, and visits a part of Germany. |
xxiv |
| 1333. |
His first journey to Rome—his long navigation as far as the coast of England—his return to Avignon. |
xxxiii |
| 1337. |
Birth of his son John—he retires to Vaucluse. |
xxxv |
| 1339. |
Commences writing his epic poem, "Africa." |
xxxviii |
| 1340. |
Receives an invitation from Rome to come and be crowned as Laureate—and another invitation, to the same effect, from Paris. |
xlii |
| 1341. |
Goes to Naples, and thence to Rome, where he is crowned in the Capitol—repairs to Parma—death of Tommaso da Messina and James Colonna. |
xliii |
| 1342. |
Goes as orator of the Roman people to Clement VI. at Avignon—Studies the Greek language under Barlaamo. |
xlviii |
| 1343. |
Birth of his daughter Francesca—he writes his dialogues "De secreto conflictu curarum suarum"—is sent to Naples by Clement VI. and Cardinal Colonna—goes to Rome for a third and a fourth time—returns from Naples to Parma. |
li |
| 1344. |
Continues to reside in Parma. |
lviii |
| 1345. |
Leaves Parma, goes to Bologna, and thence to Verona—returns to Avignon. |
lviii |
| 1346. |
Continues to live at Avignon—is elected canon of Parma. |
lix |
| 1347. |
Revolution at Rome—Petrarch's connection with the Tribune—takes his fifth journey to Italy—repairs to Parma. |
lxiv |
| 1348. |
Goes to Verona—death of Laura—he returns again to Parma—his autograph memorandum in the Milan copy of Virgil—visits Manfredi, Lord of Carpi, and James Carrara at Padua. |
lxvii |
| 1349. |
Goes from Parma to Mantua and Ferrara—returns to Padua, and receives, probably in this year, a canonicate in Padua. |
lxxiii |
| 1350. |
Is raised to the Archdeaconry of Parma—writes to the Emperor Charles IV.—goes to Rome, and, in going and returning, stops at Florence. |
lxxiii |
| 1351. |
Writes to Andrea Dandolo
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