Cangrande I della Scala

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title: Cangrande I della Scala
text: Cangrande della Scala was an Italian nobleman, belonging to the della Scala family who ruled Verona from 1308 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the poet Dante Alighieri and featuring prominently in Giovanni Boccaccio's almost contemporary Decameron, Cangrande was in his own day chiefly acclaimed as a successful warrior and autocrat. Between becoming sole ruler of Verona in 1311 and his death in 1329 he took control of several neighbouring cities, notably Vicenza, Padua
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description: Italian ruler and patron of Dante Alighieri
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cangrande_I_della_Scala
date created: 2005-11-05T06:26:41Z
date modified: 2024-09-14T16:29:13Z
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