Being gay during the Renaissance was not at all exceptional, and certainly not in the environment of Lorenzo il Magnifico, where Leonardo has started his career. read more
Although its also possible he was to busy and to misunderstood to have had children although a man of his autonomy would have the power to overcome anything and would have alot to offer so possible he did have kids. read more
He never had any kids or wife because he was to focused in his career and art work. There was not enough money to supply him and his family. read more
Da Vinci was born in 1452 near Vinci, in what is now the Italian region of Tuscany. By most accounts, his father was a notary and landlord named Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci. His mother, Caterina, is commonly believed to have been a local peasant. read more