Alberto I della Scala (died 3 September 1301) was
lord of Verona from 1277, a member of the
Scaliger family.
The son of
Jacopino della Scala, he was ''
podestà
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'' of
Mantua
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in 1272 and 1275. In 1277, after the assassination of his brother
Mastino, he inherited the
seigniory of Verona.
Alberto died in Verona in 1301. His son
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succeeded him. His other sons
Alboino and
Francesco (Cangrande) were also lord of Verona from 1304 and 1312, respectively. His daughter Costanza married
Obizzo II d'Este, Marquis of Ferrara, as his second wife.
Sources
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Burials at Santa Maria Antica, Verona
Lords of Verona
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