- Giovanni Malatesta
Giovanni Malatesta (died 1304), known, from his lameness, as Gianciotto, or Giovanni, lo Sciancato, was the eldest son of
Malatesta da Verucchio ofRimini .From 1275 onwards he played an active part in the
Romagnole Wars and factions. He is chiefly famous for the domestic tragedy of 1285, recorded in "Dante's Inferno", when, having detected his wife, Francesca da Polenta (Francesca da Rimini), in adultery with his brother Paolo, he killed them both with his own hands.He captured
Pesaro in 1294, and ruled it as "podestà " until his death.ee also
*1308–1321 "
Divine Comedy ". ("Inferno, Canto V"),Dante References
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