Guido II da Polenta
Guido II da Polenta (died 1333), also known as Guido Novello, was an Italian who served as lord of Ravenna from 1316 until 1322. In 1316–1321 he was host of Dante Alighieri. In 1322 he was named capitano del popolo of Bologna and left the government of Ravenna to his brother Rinaldo, who was archbishop of the city though without the Papal confirmation.
Guido II da Polenta
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- 1275 · Ravenna.
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- poet · writer
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Guido II da Polenta (died 1333), also known as Guido Novello, was an Italian who served as lord of Ravenna from 1316 until 1322. In 1316–1321 he was host of Dante Alighieri. In 1322 he was named capitano del popolo of Bologna and left the government of Ravenna to his brother Rinaldo, who was archbishop of the city though without the Papal confirmation.
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Ostasio I da Polenta, from the family line of Cervia, profited of the situation to kill Rinaldo and seize the power for himself.
On origins, the institutional record states the following. Born in 1275 at Ravenna. Institutional cataloguing adds that guido II da Polenta died in 1323 at Bologna.
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Guido II da Polenta is recorded with the occupation writer. Institutional cataloguing adds that guido II da Polenta is recorded as human. It is also recorded that guido II da Polenta is recorded with the occupation poet. Institutional cataloguing adds that guido II da Polenta is recorded with the gender male.
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