The Lords of
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...
ruled the city from 1308 until 1405. The
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of Padua became a hereditary one-man lordship () with the election of
Jacopo I da Carrara Jacopo or Giacomo I da Carrara, called the Great (''Grande''), was the founder of the Carraresi dynasty that ruled Padua from 1318 to 1405. He governed with the advice of the leading citizens during a rule characterized by unity within the city. Joh ...
as ''
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 ...
'' in 1308. His descendants, the
Carraresi
The House of Carrara or Carraresi (da Carrara) was an important family of northern Italy in the 12th to 15th centuries. The family held the title of Lords of Padua from 1318 to 1405.
Under their rule, Padua conquered Verona, Vicenza, Treviso, F ...
, ruled the city and its vicinity, with short interruptions, until they were defeated by the
Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice ( vec, Repùblega de Venèsia) or Venetian Republic ( vec, Repùblega Vèneta, links=no), traditionally known as La Serenissima ( en, Most Serene Republic of Venice, italics=yes; vec, Serenìsima Repùblega de Venèsia, ...
in the
War of Padua
The War of Padua was a conflict in 1404–1405 between the Republic of Venice and the Carrarese lordship of Padua. In the power vacuum produced by the death of the Duke of Milan, Gian Galeazzo Visconti, in 1402, Francesco II da Carrara endeavored ...
, which resulted in the annexation of the city by Venice.
See also
*
Timeline of Padua
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Padua in the Veneto region of Italy.
Prior to 15th century
* 89 BCE - Romans in power.
* 45 BCE - Patavium designated a municipium.
* 350 CE - Roman Catholic Diocese of Padua establi ...
Sources
* {{cite book , last = Kohl , first = Benjamin G. , title = Padua under the Carrara, 1318–1405 , year = 1998 , publisher = Johns Hopkins University Press , location = Baltimore , isbn = 0801857031
Padua, Lords of
Da Carrara family