January 17: Pietro Bernini (of Sesto Fiorentino, Tuscany) weds Angelica Galante (of Naples) in a house ceremony in Naples. Very little is known of his bridge; according to their marriage license, Angelica is only ca. 12 years old. Pietro is 25 years old (born 1562). In the marriage documentation, Pietro’s last name is spelled “Barnini.”

They will go on to have 13 children (in order of birth): Agnese, Emiliana, Dorotea, Eugenia, Giuditta, Gian Lorenzo, Camilla (named after Pietro’s mother), Beatrice, Francesco, Vincenzo, Luigi, Ignazio, and Domenico.

Bibliography: Mormando, 2011a, 271-72n. 6; 272n.8.