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    Here is an incomplete list: Palio of Bientina, third Sunday of July Palio of Buti in honor of St. Anthony the Abbot, Palio di Castel del Piano of Castel...
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    participated in jousting, hawking, hunting, and horse breeding for the Palio, a horse race in Siena. In 1469, aged 20, he won first prize in a jousting...
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    and she is commemorated on its riding team and their racing silks in the Palio di Siena. Zarafa Landucci, Luca (1927). A Florentine diary from 1450 to 1516...
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    He also loved horse races and was particularly enthusiast of the famous Palio, which he promoted during its early history. While in Germany, he acquired...
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