Dancer

Giulia Ammannati

Galileo Galilei mother

Born 1538 · Villa BasilicaDied 1620

Giulia Ammannati was a dancer, born in 1538 in Villa Basilica, who died in 1620.

Biography

Giulia Ammannati (1 January 1538, Villa Basilica – 1 August 1620, Florence) was a woman from the Lucca and Livorno area who is best known as the mother of Galileo Galilei. She was a member of a prosperous family. Her ancestor, Jacopo Piccolomini-Ammannati, was the secretary of Pope Pius II.

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