Guido II da Polenta (died 1330), also known as Guido Novello, was an Italian who served as lord of

Ravenna Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the cap ...

from 1316 until 1322. The nephew of

Lamberto I da Polenta Lamberto I da Polenta (died 1316) was lord of Ravenna from 1297 until his death. The son of Guido I da Polenta, he inherited the lordship of Ravenna after the latter's death, while his brother Bernardino became lord of Cervia. In 1312 he hosted R ...

, he acquired the lordship of the city after the latter's death. In 1316–1321 he was host of

Dante Alighieri Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

. In 1322 he was named ''

capitano del popolo Captain of the People ( it, Capitano del popolo, Lombard: ''Capitani del Popol'') was an administrative title used in Italy during the Middle Ages, established essentially to balance the power and authority of the noble families of the Italian ci ...

'' of Bologna and left the government of Ravenna to his brother

Rinaldo Rinaldo may refer to: *Renaud de Montauban (also spelled Renaut, Renault, Italian: Rinaldo di Montalbano, Dutch: Reinout van Montalbaen, German: Reinhold von Montalban), a legendary knight in the medieval Matter of France * Rinaldo (''Jerusalem Lib ...

, who was archbishop of the city though without the Papal confirmation.

Ostasio I da Polenta Ostasio I da Polenta (died November 14, 1346) was lord of Ravenna from 1322 until his death. He was the son of Bernardino da Polenta, lord of Cervia. On September 20, 1322 he profited from the absence of Guido Novello da Polenta to seize power in ...

, from the family line of

Cervia Cervia ( rgn, Zirvia) is a seaside resort town in the province of Ravenna, located in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna. Cervia is a major seaside resort in Emilia-Romagna, North Italy. Its population was 28,700 at the 2018 census. ...

, profited of the situation to kill Rinaldo and seize the power for himself. Guido Novello died in 1330 after trying in vain to reconquer Ravenna.

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