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Cangrande I della Scala

Type Figure Region Italy Time 1291–1329 Also known as Cangrande I, Lord of Verona

Cangrande I della Scala (1291–1329) was the most outstanding ruler of the della Scala family of Verona, Italy, born in Verona in 1291.…

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  1. 1291Verona · VeronaBorn in Verona on March 9, 1291, son of Alberto I della Scala, he grew up at the heart of family power during the successive rule of his brothers Antonio, Alberto II, and Bartolomeo.
  2. 1291–1304Verona · VeronaIn his childhood and youth under his brother Bartolomeo's rule he received military and administrative training, gradually participating in Verona's internal affairs, preparing to take effective power after his brother's death in 1304.
  3. 1304–1329Verona · VeronaAfter his brother Bartolomeo's death in 1304 he became the effective ruler of Verona, expanding Ghibelline power abroad and conquering Padua and other places; at home he undertook major building works, patronized men of letters such as Dante, and made Verona a major political and cultural center of northern Italy, until his death in 1329.

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