Ezzelino III da Romano
Ezzelino III da Romano (25 April 1194, Tombolo – 7 October 1259) was an Italian feudal lord, a member of the Ezzelini family, in the March of Treviso (in modern Veneto). He was a close ally of the emperor Frederick II (r. 1220–1250), and ruled Verona, Vicenza and Padua for almost two decades. He became infamous as a cruel tyrant, and was, in fact, the most "notorious" of the "early tyrants".
Ezzelino | |
|---|---|
| Podestà of Verona | |
16th century woodcut of Ezzelino III da Romano. | |
| Reign | 1226–30, 1232–59 |
| Successor | Mastino I della Scala |
| Other titles | Podestà of Padua (1236–59) Podestà of Vicenza (1237–56) |
| Born | 25 April 1194 Tombolo |
| Died | 7 October 1259 (aged 65) Castle of Soncino |
| Family | Ezzelini |
| Spouse | Selvaggia of Hohenstaufen
(m. 1236; died 1244)Beatrice di Buontraverso
(m. 1244) |
| Father | Ezzelino II da Romano |
| Occupation | statesman, commander |
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