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Son of a slave from the Middle East


   Son of a slave from the Middle East


  caterina1452
 6/15/09
 

The home page about LdV needs considerable updating. It is now generally agreed on that his mother, Caterina, was NOT an Italian peasant, but a woman from the Middle East, most likely a slave. When this is taken into consideration, many of the enigmas about him are resolved.

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