Born in Arezzo, Republic of Florence, Italy
Ancestors 
Son of Ser Petrarca
and Eletta Canigiani
Brother of
Gherardo Petrarca
Descendants 
Father of
Giovanni Petrarch and Francesca (Petrarch) Brossano
Died
at age 69
in Arquà, Italy
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| Created 28 Jun 2014
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Francesco (Petrarca) Petrarch has Italian Roots.
Biography
Francesco (Petrarca) Petrarch is Notable.
Petrarch was engaged in a Church career and this restricted him from getting married. Even then, he fathered two children from a woman who is unknown to the posterity. He fathered a son named Giovanni in 1337 and a daughter named Francesca in 1343 and he legitimized both of them later. His son died of plague in 1361 and his daughter married Francescuolo da Brossanoin the same year. The couple had a daughter named Eletta. They joined Petrarch in Venice due to ravaging plague across Europe. Petrarch’s daughter Francesca and her family lived with him in Venice for five years (1362-1367). During these days, Petrarch lost his second grandchild Francesco. He moved to a small town called Aqua, near Padua, along with his daughter and spent his remaining life engaging in religious practices.
Children Giovanni (1337–1361) Francesca (born in 1343)
NOTABLE WORKS
Petrarch’s Secret
Canzoniere
Triumphs
De sui ipsius et multorum ignorantia
Epistolae metricae
Rime in morte di Laura
Rime in vita di Laura
Resources
Link to his Wikipedia Page
Sources
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Vickie Weber
Stephanie (Gray) Carmon
Vickie Weber
One of my maternal matches on the Genographic Project. Wish I could find out how we are related.
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by Vickie Weber
Jennifer (Kraft) Stropes
Francesco Petrarca's DNA was tested by Carmelli et al. in 2003. The results can be found in the paper Genetic analysis of the skeletal remains attributed to Francesco Petrarca . The abstract states that "...molecular gender determination showed that the postcranial remains belonged to a male while the skull belonged to a female." This was likely a result of a violation of the remains that was reported to have occurred in 1630. 23andme MtDNA testing states that Francesco Petrarca belonged to haplogroup J2, hopefully this result is from the body and not the unknown female remains.
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by Jennifer (Kraft) Stropes
Stephanie (Gray) Carmon
One of my maternal matches on geno 2.0.
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by Stephanie (Gray) Carmon