Canfrancesco della Scala was the son of
Antonio I della Scala Antonio della Scala (1362 – 3 September 1388) was Lord of Verona from 1375 until 1387, initially together with his brother Bartolomeo.
Antonio was the illegitimate son of Cansignorio della Scala. At the latter's death, he was associated in the lo ...
. In 1387, when his father was defeated by the
Visconti of Milan
The Visconti of Milan are a noble Italian family. They rose to power in Milan during the Middle Ages where they ruled from 1277 to 1447, initially as Lords then as Dukes, and several collateral branches still exist. The effective founder of the ...
and fled to
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 ca ...
, Canfrancesco remained behind and prepared to resist. However, his efforts failed, and he soon joined his father in
exile in Ravenna. He tried to retake
Verona
Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...
in 1390. The last recorded mention of him alive was in 1392.
Canfrancesco
14th-century Italian nobility
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