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Re: Renaissance Italy Congrats (Round 1)
DH: Lorenzo Pietro Vasari (22)
DW: Vittoria Dolce (Bellini) Vasari (18)
DS/DD: Matteo Ercole Vasari or Caterina Lucia Vasari (exp)DH: Alessandro Ottavio Loredan "Lessio" (20)
DW: Isabella Anastasia (Rosso) Loredan "Bella" (20)
Lorenzo spent seven years amassing a fortune in the markets of Florence and met Vittoria just a year and a half ago in the marketplace. Lorenzo didn't see much in Vittoria at first, but she quickly proved herself a useful merchant's assistant. Six months after they met, they were married! Lorenzo's relatives were surprised that he would marry Vittoria, who had no relatives or money to speak of. Lorenzo is tight-lipped about why he chose Vittoria, but his close friends have noticed a change of attitude for the better since they were married. Vittoria just realized she is pregnant. She and Lorenzo moved to a villa in the country, Formaggio Estate--which used to belong to his grandfather, Lord Agnolo. Agnolo passed away just after Lorenzo and Vittoria's wedding in a freak accident in one of his vineyards. Lorenzo wasn't keen on moving to the country, but Vittoria convinced him that he could run his little merchant empire from the country and that, due to rumors of plague, the fresh air of the country would be better for their new child than the dank, stale air of the city. Upon moving to the Estate, Lorenzo and Vittoria met Lessio and Bella.
Lessio and Bella Loredan have both lived on the Estate since childhood--both born to peasant serfs working on the Estate. They were married a few months ago, after Lord Agnolo's death, but before Lorenzo and Vittoria arrived. Lord Agnolo was a rather sharp man who had a myriad of rules and expectations for his serfs. Lessio and Bella are considered the ones "in the know" because they have worked the longest on the Estate--turnover, vagrancy, and mortality are high there, but they are hopeful that the new Lord and Lady of Formaggio will be better overseers than their previous one.
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