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Jun 1, 1265
Dante is born
Born in Florence between mid-May and mid-June -
May 1, 1274
Dante meets Beatrice
9 year old Dante meets 8 year old Beatrice at a party -
Feb 9, 1277
Dante betrothed to Gemmma di Manetto Donati
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Jun 1, 1283
Father dies; gets married soon after to Gemma
*we do not know when the official death date is but we know it was in 1283 -
Jun 8, 1290
Beatrice dies at age 24
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Jan 27, 1302
Dante charged
Charged with the sale of political positions -
Mar 10, 1302
Dante is exiled
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Jun 1, 1308
Dante begins work on "The Divine Comedy"
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Aug 1, 1321
Dante gets a serious illness
*theory that the illness that he contracted was malaria -
Sep 1, 1321
Death of Dante Alghieri
*not official death date but it was in spetember
