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Giacomo Girolamo Casanova (/ ˌ k æ s ə ˈ n oʊ v ə, ˌ k æ z ə-/, Italian: [ˈdʒaːkomo dʒiˈrɔːlamo kazaˈnɔːva, kasa-]; 2 April 1725 – 4 June 1798) was an Italian adventurer and author from the Republic of Venice. His autobiography, Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life), is regarded as one of the most authentic and provocative sources of information about the customs and norms ...
Casanova: [biographical name] Giovanni Giacomo 1725–1798 originally Giacomo Girolamo Casanova; alias Jean-Jacques, Chevalier de Seingalt Italian adventurer and memoirist.
Jul 5, 2023 · Venice. July 5, 2023. Today, Casanova is best known as one of the most famous lovers in history. But the Venetian was more than a womanizer. He was a scam artist and scofflaw, an alchemist, spy and church cleric. He wrote satires, fought duels, and escaped from prison more than once. Giacomo Casanova. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.
In fact, Giacomo Girolamo Casanova lived from 1725 to 1798, and was a far more intellectual figure than the gadabout playboy portrayed on film. He was a true Enlightenment polymath, whose many ...
May 31, 2024 · Giacomo Casanova (born April 2, 1725, Venice [Italy]—died June 4, 1798, Dux, Bohemia [now Duchcov, Czech Republic]) was an ecclesiastic, writer, soldier, spy, and diplomatist, chiefly remembered as the prince of Italian adventurers and as the man who made the name Casanova synonymous with “libertine.”.
Aug 10, 2022 · Giacomo Casanova is renowned as one of the most famous lovers in history. Indeed, in his autobiography, which details more than 120 love affairs with a range of women from milkmaids to nuns, he states: “I was born for the sex opposite to mine…. I have always loved it and done all that I could to make myself loved by it.”.
Jan 6, 2006 · Casanova: Directed by Lasse Hallström. With Heath Ledger, Sienna Miller, Jeremy Irons, Oliver Platt. The fabled romantic Giacomo Casanova, after failing to win the affection of the Venetian woman Francesca Bruni, strives to discover the real meaning of love.
Jun 21, 2019 · After a flea-bitten start in Padua with a neglectful landlady, Casanova roosted with the schoolmaster-priest Dr. Antonio Maria Gozzi. Thanks to the priest, the boy grew familiar with theology, classical languages, and music. Above all, he became acquainted with Bettina, Gozzi’s pretty teenage sister.
Jan 19, 2022 · Giacomo Casanova was born in Venice in 1725, to poor parents. Initially, he is expected to become a priest, but he is ultimately going to reject this career ...
Giacomo Casanova was an adventurer. He travelled restlessly throughout Europe his entire life meeting kings, cardinals and philosophers. He repeatedly changed roles like a chameleon, going from priest to orchestra violinist, actor to scientist, con man to civil servant. In Paris he founded a lottery, in Lyon a silk factory, constantly seesawing ...
