Guglielmo della Scala (; died 1404) was the son of
Cangrande II della Scala
Cangrande II della Scala (7 June 1332 – 14 December 1359) was Lord of Verona from 1351 until his death.
In 1351, after the death of his father Mastino II della Scala, he inherited the lordship of Verona and Vicenza, initially (until 1352) ...
. He assassinated his father in 1359, but was edged out of power by his uncle
Cansignorio.
In 1404, together with his two sons
Brunoro and
Antonio II, he led a revolt against the
Milan
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ese. He was proclaimed
Lord of Verona on 17 April, but was expelled from the city by the populace on 28 April.
Francesco da Carrara,
Lord of Padua The Lords of Padua ruled the city from 1308 until 1405. The commune of Padua became a hereditary one-man lordship () with the election of Jacopo I da Carrara as ''capitano del popolo'' in 1308. His descendants, the Carraresi, ruled the city and it ...
, took over the city a few days later.
By his marriage to Onesta Mortone, Guglielmo left the two aforementioned sons, who never regained power in Verona, and three younger sons: Bartolomeo (died 21 March 1453), Fregnano (died 4 December 1443 at
Vienna
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), Nicodemus, and Paul.
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