Brunetto latini biography of williams

Brunetto Latini

Florentine philosopher and statesman, born at Florence, c. 1210; the son of Buonaccorso Latini, died 1294.

Brunetto latini biography of williams

A notary by profession. Brunetto shared in the revolution of 1250, by which the Ghibelline power in Florence was overthrown, and a Guelph democratic government established In 1260, he was sent by the Commune as ambassador to Alfonso X of Castile, to implore his aid against King Manfred and the Ghibellines, and he has left us in his "Tesoretto", (II, 27-50), a dramatic account of how, on his return journey, he met a scholar from Bologna who told him that the Guelphs had been defeated at Montaperti and expelled from Florence.

Brunetto took refuge at Paris, where a generous fellow- countryman enabled him to pursue his studies while carrying on his pro-fession of notary. To this unnamed friend he now dedicated his "Tresor". After the Guelph triumph of 1266 and the establishment of a new democratic constitution, Brunetto returned to Florence, wher