- Cansignorio della Scala
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office =Lord of Verona and Vicenza
term_start =1359
term_end =1375
predecessor =Cangrande II della Scala
successor =Bartolomeo II della Scala
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birth_place =Verona
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military_data1 =Cansignorio della Scala (
March 5 1340 -October 10 1375 ) wasLord of Verona from 1359 until 1375, initially together with his brother Paolo Alboino.Biography
He inherited the lordship of Verona at the death of his father Mastino, together with his brothers Cangrande II and Paolo Alboino. However, Cangrande took the effective reins. Cansignorio plotted against his tyrannic rule and, after having him assassinated, could enter the city in 1359 with the help of the
Carraresi ofPadua .Legacy
Before his death in 1375 he had his brother Paolo Alboino (who had been in prison since 1365) assassinated to grant succession to his illegitimate sons Bartolomeo II and Antonio. The latter however were forced by the city's bankrupt to accept the protectorate of
Barnabò Visconti .Despite his ruthless character, Cansignorio ruled Verona quite moderately and enriched it with numerous constructions, including the first masonry bridge on the
Adige and the first tower watch in Italy, the "Gardello". Cansignorio's tomb is one of the notable GothicScaliger tombs in the courtyard of Santa Maria Antica of Verona.Marriage and children
Cansignorio married
Agnes of Durazzo , second daughter ofCharles, Duke of Durazzo andMaria of Calabria . Agnes was a younger sister ofJoanna, Duchess of Durazzo and an older sister ofMargherita of Durazzo , Queen consort ofCharles III of Naples . [ [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SICILY.htm#CharlesDurazzodied1348 Profile of Charles in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley] ]Their marriage was childless. Cansignorio had three known children, all illegitimates. His daughter Lucia della Scalla married first Cortesia Serego and secondly Bernardino da Polenta, of the ruling family of
Ravenna . His sonsBartolomeo II della Scala andAntonio I della Scala would succeed as Lords of Verona. [ [http://genealogy.euweb.cz/italy/scalla2.html#C1 List of descendants of Alboino I della Scala, including Cansignorio] ]References
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NAME=Cansignorio della Scala
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lord of Verona
DATE OF BIRTH=1340-3-5
PLACE OF BIRTH=Verona
DATE OF DEATH=1375-10-10
PLACE OF DEATH=Verona
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