city state · Italy
Commune of Verona
Origins
Verona, guarding the route from the Brenner Pass into Italy, had consuls by 1136. It led the Veronese League of 1164 against Frederick Barbarossa's officials and then joined the wider Lombard League.
Rule and society
Consuls and later a podestà governed the city, whose wealth came from the Adige trade and the road to Germany. The Romanesque basilica of San Zeno was rebuilt in the 12th century. From the 1220s the city was dominated by Ezzelino III da Romano, a Ghibelline ally of Frederick II whose harsh rule over Verona, Vicenza and Padua made him a byword for tyranny.
Decline and legacy
After Ezzelino's death in 1259 the city chose Mastino I della Scala as its leader, and by 1262 communal government had given way to the Lordship of Verona of the Scaliger family.
Lineage
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- Commune of Verona was part of Veronese League1164 CE – 1167 CE
- Commune of Verona was part of Lombard League1167 CE – 1250 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Commune of Verona. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/commune-of-verona
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