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Lordship Of Verona
The Lords of Verona ruled the city from 1260 until 19 October 1387 and for ten days in 1404. The lordship was created when Mastino I della Scala was raised to the rank of ''capitano del popolo'' from that of ''podestà''. His descendants, the Scaliger, all Ghibellines, ruled the city and its vicinity as a hereditary seigniory for a century and a half, during which the city experienced its golden age. {, class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.4em; text-align:center" , - ! Signore ! colspan=2 , Rule ! Affiliation ! Notes(s) , - , Mastino I della Scala , 1259 , 1277 , bgcolor=#FFCCCC , Guelphs and Ghibellines, Ghibelline , ''Podestà'' of VeronaElected ''signoria, signore'' in 1262 , - , Alberto I della Scala , 1277 , 1301 , bgcolor=#FFCCCC , Guelphs and Ghibellines, Ghibelline , Former ''Podestà'' of MantuaBrother of Mastino IFirst hereditary ''signoria, signore'' , - , Bartolomeo I della Scala , 1301 , 1304 , bgcolor=#FFCCCC , Guelphs and Ghibellines, Ghibell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Northern Italy, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city Comune, municipality in the region and the second largest in northeastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona covers an area of and has a population of 714,310 inhabitants. It is one of the main tourist destinations in northern Italy because of its artistic heritage and several annual fairs and shows as well as the Opera, opera season in the Verona Arena, Arena, an ancient Ancient Rome, Roman Amphitheatre, amphitheater. Between the 13th and 14th century the city was ruled by the Scaliger, della Scala Family. Under the rule of the family, in particular of Cangrande I della Scala, the city experienced great prosperity, becoming rich and powerful and being surrounded by new walls. The Della Scala era is survived in numerous monuments around Verona. Two of William Shakespeare's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
