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Lordship of Verona
Origins
After Ezzelino III da Romano died in 1259, the Commune of Verona chose Mastino I della Scala as its leader, and by 1262 he was effectively lord. His family, the della Scala or Scaligeri, made the office hereditary.
Rule and society
The Scaligeri ruled Verona as lords and imperial vicars. Cangrande I, lord from 1311 to 1329, conquered Vicenza, Padua and Treviso and hosted the exiled Dante, who dedicated the Paradiso to him. Under Mastino II the lordship reached Lucca and Parma, but a coalition of Venice and Florence stripped most of it away in 1339. The family's Gothic tombs, the Arche Scaligere, and the Castelvecchio bridge survive.
Decline and legacy
Family murders weakened the dynasty. In 1387 Gian Galeazzo Visconti seized Verona from Antonio della Scala and annexed it to the Lordship of Milan. Venice took the city in 1405.
Lineage
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- Commune of Vicenza was conquered by Lordship of Verona1311 CE
- Lordship of Verona was conquered by Lordship of Milan1387 CE
- Lordship of Verona was conquered by Republic of Venice1405 CE
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