Lords of Verona

The Lords of Verona ruled the city from 1260 until 19 October 1387 and for ten days in 1404. The lordship was created when Mastino I della Scala was raised to the rank of capitano del popolo from that of podestà. His descendants, the Scaliger, all Ghibellines, ruled the city and its vicinity as a hereditary seigniory for a century and a half, during which the city experienced its golden age.

Signore Rule Affiliation Notes(s)
Mastino I della Scala7 October 1259 26 October 1277 GhibellinePodestà of VeronaElected signore in 1262
Alberto I della Scala26 October 1277 3 September 1301 GhibellineFormer Podestà of MantuaBrother of Mastino IFirst hereditary signore
Bartolomeo I della Scala3 September 1301 7 March 1304 GhibellineSon of Alberto I
Alboino della Scala7 March 1304 29 November 1311 GhibellineSon of Alberto I
Cangrande I della Scala29 November 1311 22 July 1339 GhibellineSon of Alberto IJoint-lord with Alboino I(1308–1311)
Mastino II della Scala22 July 1339 3 June 1351 GhibellineSon of Alboino IJoint-lord with Cangrande I(1329–1339)
Alberto II della ScalaGhibellineSon of Alboino IJoint-lord with Cangrande I(1329–1339)
Cangrande II della Scala3 June 1351 14 December 1359 GhibellineSon of Mastino IISon-in-law of Louis IVMurdered by his brother Cansignorio
Cansignorio della Scala14 December 1359 18 October 1375 GhibellineSon of Mastino II
Paolo Alboino della ScalaGhibellineSon of Mastino IIMurdered by Cansignorio in death bed
Bartolomeo II della Scala18 October 1375 12 July 1381 GhibellineNatural son of CansignorioMurdered by his half-brother Antonio
Antonio I della Scala12 July 1381 19 October 1387 GhibellineSon of CansignorioDeposed by pro-Milanese noblesDied in exile on 5 August 1388(suspected being murdered by Visconti's envoys)
Gian Galeazzo Visconti20 October 1387 3 September 1402 GhibellineElected signore by pro-Milanese noblesStill Lord of Milan
Gian Maria Visconti3 September 1402 8 April 1404 GhibellineSon of Gian GaleazzoLacked of any authority over VeronaDeposed by anti-Visconti forces
Guglielmo della Scala8 April 1404 18 April 1404 GuelphNatural son of Cangrande IIRe-enthroned by anti-Visconti forcesMurdered shortly after by his ally Francesco II da Carrara
Francesco II da Carrara18 April 1404 22 June 1405 Guelphグーリエモの簒奪者、依然としてパドヴァの領主、パドヴァ戦争におけるヴェネツィアの勝利後に処刑

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