Leonardo da Vinci, (meaning Leonardo of Vinci, his home town) is born.
Leonardo begins apprenticeship for Andrea del Verrocchio at the age of 14.
Leonardo is accused of being homosexual, a crime punishable by death. In June the charges are released because of a lack of evidence.
Leoardo leaves Florence and moves to Milan
Leonardo takes on an aprentice; a ten-year-old boy named Giacomo.
Leonardo's mother, Caternia comes to live with him.
Leonardo begins painting 'The last supper'
Leonardo complete's 'The last supper' after
Louis XII invades Milan during his 1494-1498 Italy campaign.
Leonardo flees Milan for Venice.
Leonardo returns to Florence
Leonardo becomes the chief military engineer for Cesare Borgia, the commander of the pope's army.
Leonardo begins work on the 'Mona Lisa', meaning: 'My lady Lisa'
Leonardo quits working for Cesare Borgia.
Leonardo is summoned back to Milan by Charles d'Amboise
Leonardo begins work as a painter and engineer to Louis XII.
Leonardo returns to Florence to collect his share of a will left by his uncle Francesco. Leonardo's brothers tried to cut him out of his share, so he took them to court.
Leonardo moves to Rome, where he researches hydraulics, architecture, and the dynamics of mirrors.
Leonardo traveles to Bologna, to attend the peace talks between the Pope and the new king of France, Francis I, who had conquered Milan. As a peace offering, Leonardo made a mechanical lion, symbolizing Florence. The lion would walk a few paces, and then a trapdoor in his chest would open to reveal a fleur-de-lis, the symbol of France.
Leonardo accepts Francis I's invitation to move to france, who regarded him as "The most cultivated man in Europe."
Leonardo composes his will
Leonardo da Vinci dies at the age of 67, almost 20 years beyond the life expectancy of his time.
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