Lapo da Castiglionchio was born in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 and referred to as "Lepo the Elder."

He was an acquaintance and friend with Petarch

Petarch

Petarch is a village in Kostinbrod municipality, Sofia Province, located in western Bulgaria approximately 5 km south-west of the town of Kostinbrod. In the centre there is a monument, several pubs and a computer club. There exist an Orthodox church and a school...

 since 1350 and corresponded with him often in letters.

He was most known for being one of the leaders in the events leading up to the revolt of the Ciompi in 1378.

He was a legal professional and preserved the legal rights of certain notable families. Because of his defense for the special privileges of the aristocracy

Aristocracy

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 his family estate was burned during the uprisings of that revolt. He was eventually exiled from the Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

area.