Giacomo Casanova

Giacomo Casanova was born in Venice to Zanetta Farussi, an actress, and Gaetano Casanova, an actor and dance teacher. His birthplace was in the parish of San Samuele.

Casanova begins his formal education, studying under the tutelage of Abbé Gozzi, a priest and scholar who provided him with a classical education in Latin and Greek.

Casanova enrolls at the University of Padua to study law. Despite his legal studies, he is more interested in mathematics, literature, and the arts.

Casanova is appointed to the Venetian Inquisition as a secretary. However, his unconventional behavior and liberal views lead to conflicts with his superiors.

Due to his scandalous behavior and involvement in a magical experiment, Casanova is expelled from Venice and travels to Rome, where he begins to establish himself as a man of the world.

Casanova is initiated into the Freemasons in Paris, an event that significantly influences his social and political connections throughout his life.

Casanova returns to Venice but is soon arrested and imprisoned in the Leads (Prison of the Doge's Palace) for his libertine lifestyle and perceived heretical views.

In a daring and ingenious escape, Casanova manages to break out of the Leads, one of the most secure prisons in Europe, and flees to Paris.

Casanova is appointed as a diplomat for the Republic of Venice, representing Venetian interests in various European courts, including Paris and Warsaw.

After a series of personal and professional setbacks, Casanova settles in Bohemia, where he becomes the librarian of Count Joseph Karl von Waldstein at the Dux Chateau.

Giacomo Casanova dies in Dux, Bohemia, at the age of 73. He leaves behind a rich legacy as a writer, adventurer, and one of the most famous figures of the 18th century.