Guecellone II da Camino (born Guecellone da Montanara; died 1187) was an Italian medieval noble and military leader, belonging to the
Da Camino
The da Camino (also known as Camino or Caminesi) were an Italian noble family whose fame is connected to the mediaeval history of the March of Treviso, a city of which they were lords for a while.
History
Of Lombard origin, the da Camino descend ...
family.
The son of Gabriele I and Adeleta di Porcia, he became one of the most powerful men in the
March of Treviso after the marriage to Sofia di Colfosco, who gave him in dowry large territories in the area. He was the first member of the family to use the title of
Ceneda,
Serravalle and
Zumelle.
Around 1150 he had the castle of
Camino fortified, after which it became the family's stronghold and namesake. In c. 1164 he took part in an imperial league against the commune of
Treviso
Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...
, alongside emperor
Frederick Barbarossa
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. In 1183, after having been defeated, he submitted to the Trevigiani, declaring himself a citizen of the March's capital and accepting that
commune
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's jurisdiction above his possessions.
Sources
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12th-century births
1187 deaths
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12th-century Italian nobility
People from the Province of Treviso
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