April 9, 1476 - Arrested
On April 9th, 1476 at age twenty- four, Leonardo was arrested for a crime he did not commit. During that time punishments for this crime included fines, exile, or even death. His jail time was not long though, because another man arrested with him had strong connections to the powerful Medici family and the charges were soon dropped on July 16.
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