Guido III Da Polenta

Guido III da Polenta (died 1389) was a lord of

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and a member of the

da Polenta The da Polenta () or Polentani () were an old noble Italian family whose name derives from the Castle of Polenta near Bertinoro in Romagna. The founder of the house is said to have been Guido, surnamed "l'Antico" (the Elder), who wielded great a ...

family. He peacefully held the city's government for 30 years after the death of his father, Bernardino I. Guido married the daughter of

Obizzo III d'Este Obizzo III d'Este (14 July 1294 – 20 March 1352) was the Marquess of Ferrara from 1317 until his death. He was the son of Aldobrandino II d'Este and Alda Rangoni. Life Obizzo was lord of Ferrara together with his brothers Rinaldo and Niccol� ...

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, Elisa d'Este, who gave him numerous children. Most of the daughters married other lords of Romagna and northern Italy. In 1389 he was imprisoned by his sons Bernardino, Ostasio, Obizzo, Aldobrandino, Azzo and Pietro, and died in jail. {{DEFAULTSORT:Polenta, Guido III 1389 deaths Guido III Italian people who died in prison custody 14th-century Italian nobility Year of birth unknown Lords of Ravenna