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Who were da Vinci’s father and mother? (web check · 2026-08-06T190948Z)

• Father: Ser Piero da Vinci — Florentine notary.
• Mother: Caterina — unmarried to Ser Piero (Leonardo illegitimate). Strong modern ID: orphan Caterina di Meo Lippi (Kemp/Pallanti). Alternate thesis: enslaved Circassian woman (Vecce) — scholars still argue.

Video (nice watch — parents named early in the story): How Leonardo da Vinci Changed the World

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