He was at one point attacked and seriously wounded by a would-be assassin.
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Speaker X) What is Francesco Maria Molza's biography?.
Speaker Y) Francesco Maria Molza Francesco Maria Molza (born 18 June 1489 in Modena; died 28 February 1544 in Modena) was an Italian poet of the Renaissance..
Speaker X) Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?.
Speaker Y) He has been described as "one of the most promising of contemporary authors"..
Speaker X) Who was his audience?.
Speaker Y) Pope Leo X, known as the Medici Pope, carried on his family's tradition of patronage of the arts begun by his great-grandfather Cosimo de' Medici in the Republic of Florence..
Speaker X) Did he receive any recognition?.
Speaker Y) Upon hearing of the generosity of this new pope, Francesco Maria Molza abandoned his family – parents, wife, and children – and moved to Rome where he became infatuated with a woman and wrote poems to her; he wrote the pastoral poem "La ninfa Tiberina" in praise of Faustina Mancini and went through a series of various amours..
Speaker X) What amours did he have?.
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