Giulio Romolo Caccini, also known as Giulio Romano, was born on the 8th of October 1551 to the carpenter Michelangelo Caccini and his wife, whose name is not known. His elder brother was the Florentine sculptor Giovanni Caccini. What was important about this man? Thanks to his outstanding musical talent,...
Louis II, Duke d’Anjou: unsuccessful quest for the throne of Naples
Louis II, Duke d'Anjou and Count de Provence from 1384 to 1417, was born on the 5th of October 1377. The eldest son of Louis I of Anjou and Marie de Blois, Louis was a member of the House of Valois-Anjou, which was founded by his father. Louis I of...
Fulke Greville: a somber poet of the Golden Elizabethan era
Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, was born into a rich noble family on the 3rd of October 1554 at Beauchamp Court, Warwickshire, England. He was the only son of Sir Fulke Greville and Anne Neville, the daughter of Ralph Neville, Earl of Westmorland. Fulke was de jure 13th Baron Latimer...