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Does Trevor Lawrence look like this 16th century prince? See for yourself

Does Trevor Lawrence look like this 16th century prince? See for yourself

Imagine the surprise of a faithful reader Fred Seeleyformer Times-Union editor, while visiting the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy this week, when he noticed a painting depicting John IV Crisposovereign prince of the archipelago who ruled from 1517 until his death in 1564

Any Jaguars fan seeing the portrait of Crispo, also known as Giovanni IVI would immediately wonder about the genealogy of the quarterback’s family Trevor Lawrence has members of the royal family in its family tree dating back to the 16th century. Crispo’s resemblance to Lawrence is hard to ignore in the painting.

See it below:

This is modern-day Trevor:

There is no information as to why Crispo’s 47-year reign lasted at least three times longer than most of the 10 previous rulers of the Crispo dynasty, or whether he came to power as a “generational ruler”.