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Guido Novello da Polenta

d. 1333 · 14th century

Guido Novello da Polenta was lord of Ravenna from 1316 to 1322 and a poet and patron of letters. He welcomed the exiled Dante Alighieri to his court, where Dante completed the Divine Comedy before dying in Ravenna in 1321. Guido was ousted by a kinsman while serving as captain of the people in Bologna and died in exile.

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Lordship of Ravenna

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Guido Novello da Polenta. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guido-novello-da-polenta
MLA: “Guido Novello da Polenta.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guido-novello-da-polenta. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Guido Novello da Polenta.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/guido-novello-da-polenta.
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