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1304. Born at Arezzo, the 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 Garpentras 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 Lselius 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 ..... xlU

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 Iviii

1345. Leaves Parma, goes to Bologna, and thence to Verona returns to Avignon Iviii

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 Ixiv

1348. Goes to Verona death of Laura he returns again to Parma his autograph memorandum in the