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His eldest son was [[Giovanni Malatesta]], famous for the [[1285]] tragedy, recorded in [[Dante Alighieri|Dante's]] ''[[Divine Comedy|Inferno]]'', in which he killed his wife [[Francesca da Rimini|Francesca da Polenta]] and his younger brother Paolo, having discovered them in adultery. |
His eldest son was [[Giovanni Malatesta]], famous for the [[1285]] tragedy, recorded in [[Dante Alighieri|Dante's]] ''[[Divine Comedy|Inferno]]'', in which he killed his wife [[Francesca da Rimini|Francesca da Polenta]] and his younger brother Paolo, having discovered them in adultery. |
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He was succeeded as seignior of Rimini by his other son [[Malatestino Malatesta|Malatestino]]. |
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Revision as of 08:16, 11 June 2007
Malatesta da Verucchio (1212–1312) was the founder of the powerful Italian Malatesta family and a famous condottiero. He was born in Verucchio.
He was originally the leader of the Guelphs in Romagna and became podestà (chief magistrate) of Rimini in 1239. In 1295, he made himself complete master of Rimini by killing the chief members of the rival Ghibelline family, the Parcitati, including their leader Montagna.
His eldest son was Giovanni Malatesta, famous for the 1285 tragedy, recorded in Dante's Inferno, in which he killed his wife Francesca da Polenta and his younger brother Paolo, having discovered them in adultery.
He was succeeded as seignior of Rimini by his other son Malatestino.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)