Paulus Aemilius Veronensis
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Paulus Aemilius Veronensis (Italian: Paolo Emilio da Verona) (c. 1455 – 1529) was an Italian historian
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He was born in Verona
. He obtained such a reputation in his own country that he was invited to France c. 1499 in the reign of Charles VIII
, in order to write in Latin the history of the kings of France, and was presented to a canonry in Notre Dame de Paris
. He enjoyed the patronage and support of Louis XII
. He died in Paris on 5 May 1529, before he could finish this work. His De Rebus gestis Francorum was translated into French in 1581, and has also been translated into Italian and German.
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
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He was born in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. He obtained such a reputation in his own country that he was invited to France c. 1499 in the reign of Charles VIII
Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII, called the Affable, , was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. Charles was a member of the House of Valois...
, in order to write in Latin the history of the kings of France, and was presented to a canonry in Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame de Paris , also known as Notre Dame Cathedral, is a Gothic, Roman Catholic cathedral on the eastern half of the Île de la Cité in the fourth arrondissement of Paris, France. It is the cathedral of the Catholic Archdiocese of Paris: that is, it is the church that contains the cathedra of...
. He enjoyed the patronage and support of Louis XII
Louis XII of France
Louis proved to be a popular king. At the end of his reign the crown deficit was no greater than it had been when he succeeded Charles VIII in 1498, despite several expensive military campaigns in Italy. His fiscal reforms of 1504 and 1508 tightened and improved procedures for the collection of taxes...
. He died in Paris on 5 May 1529, before he could finish this work. His De Rebus gestis Francorum was translated into French in 1581, and has also been translated into Italian and German.