Ostasio III da Polenta

Ostasio III da Polenta (died 1447) was the last lord of Ravenna of the da Polenta family.

The son of Obizzo da Polenta, he inherited Ravenna but under the control of a proveditore from the nearby Republic of Venice. In 1438 the condottiero Niccolò Piccinino, commander of the Milanese troops, invaded the lordship, forcing Ostasio to ally himself with the Visconti of Milan against Venice. The latter sent a fleet which conquered Ravenna without opposition, putting an end to the Polentani seigniory in the February 1441.

Ostasio was exiled to a Benedictine convent in Candia, in Crete, where he died in 1447, probably assassinated.

See also

• Wars in Lombardy

Preceded by Obizzo da Polenta

Lord of Ravenna 1431–1441

Succeeded by to the Republic of Venice

Persondata
Name	Polenta, Ostasio Iii Da
Alternative names
Short description	Lord of Ravenna
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1447
Place of death	Crete