Aldo Gucci was born on 26 May 1905 in Florence, into a Tuscan family dating back to the thirteenth century in the nearby town of San Miniato.[1] Aldo was the eldest of five children born to Aida Calvelli and Guccio Gucci.[2] He had three brothers – Vasco, Rodolfo and Enzo (who died aged nine), and a sister – Grimalda.