Filippo Villani

Filippo Villani held a chair of jurisprudence in the Studio at Florence in 1361.

[1] He was also appointed chancellor of the medieval commune of Perugia in 1377, and would remain in office for the next six years.

[1] In his old age, he spent his time in Florence as public reader of the Divine Comedy by the Florentine Dante Alighieri.

[1] Accepting this job in 1392, he was given an annual stipend of 150 gold florins.

[2] Villani's chronicles were approved by the Chancellor of Florence, Coluccio Salutati, who made corrections to the work and added commentary.