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Ostasio I Da Polenta
Ostasio I da Polenta (died 14 November 1346) was lord of Ravenna from 1322 until his death. He was the son of Bernardino da Polenta, lord of Cervia. On 20 September 1322 he profited from the absence of Guido Novello da Polenta to seize power in Ravenna, killing the archbishop Rinaldo da Polenta. Four years later Ostasio had his uncle Bannino da Polenta, who held power in Cervia, killed, assuming thenceforth the lordship of that city also. Ostasio was also a patron of the arts, and housed Giovanni Boccaccio in his court (1345–1346). Pope Benedict XII legitimised his power with the title Papal vicar, but soon afterwards Ostasio died, allegedly assassinated by his son Bernardino. See also * Da Polenta , - 1346 deaths Ostasio 1 Assassinated Italian people Italian assassins Assassins of heads of state 14th-century Italian nobility Year of birth unknown Medieval assassins 14th-century murderers People assassinated in the 14th century {{Italy-noble- ...
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Ravenna
Ravenna ( ; , also ; ) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire during the 5th century until its Fall of Rome, collapse in 476, after which it served as the capital of the Ostrogothic Kingdom and then the Byzantine Exarchate of Ravenna. It has 156,444 inhabitants as of 2025.Initially settled by the Umbri people, Ravenna came under Roman Republic control in 89 BC. Augustus, Octavian built the military harbor of Classe, ancient port of Ravenna, Classis at Ravenna, and the city remained an important seaport on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic until the early Middle Ages. The city prospered under imperial rule. In 401, Western Roman emperor Honorius (emperor), Honorius moved his court from Mediolanum to Ravenna; it then served as capital of the empire for most of the 5th century. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Ravenna became the capital of Odoacer until he was defeated by ...
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Pandolfo Da Polenta
Pandolfo da Polenta (died 1347) was for a short time the joint lord of Ravenna and Cervia from 1346 until his death. He was the son of Ostasio I da Polenta. In 1346 he inherited the family lordships together with his brothers Bernardino I and Lamberto II. Bernardino, however, had both Pandolfo and Lamberto imprisoned in Cervia after one year, where they died of starvation. See also *Da Polenta The da Polenta family () or Polentani () was an old Italian noble family whose name derives from the Castle of Polenta near Bertinoro in Romagna. History The founder of the house is said to have been Guido, surnamed "l'Antico" (the Elder), wh ... 1347 deaths pandolfo 14th-century Italian nobility Deaths by starvation Year of birth unknown Lords of Ravenna {{Italy-noble-stub ...
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Medieval Assassins
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and transitioned into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. The Middle Ages is the middle period of the three traditional divisions of Western history: classical antiquity, the medieval period, and the modern period. The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early Middle Ages, Early, High Middle Ages, High, and Late Middle Ages. Population decline, counterurbanisation, the collapse of centralised authority, invasions, and mass migrations of tribes, which had begun in late antiquity, continued into the Early Middle Ages. The large-scale movements of the Migration Period, including various Germanic peoples, formed new kingdoms in what remained of the Western Roman Empire. In the 7th century, North Africa and the ...
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Year Of Birth Unknown
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons ar ...
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14th-century Italian Nobility
The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire. West Africa experienced economic growth and prosperity. In Europe, the Black Death claimed 25 million lives wiping out one third of the European population while the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France fought in the protracted Hundred Years' War after the death of King Charles IV of France led to a claim to the French throne by King Edward III of England. This period is considered the height of chivalry and marks the beginning of strong separate identities for both England and France as well as the foundation of the Italian Renaissance and the Ottoman Empire. In Asia, Tamerlane (Timur), established the Timurid Empire, history's third largest empire to have been ever established by a single conqueror. ...
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Assassins Of Heads Of State
An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. The origin of the term is the medieval Order of Assassins, a sect of Shia Islam 1090–1275 CE. Assassin, or variants, may also refer to: Fictional characters * Assassin, in the Japanese adult visual novel ''Fate/stay night'' * Assassin, in the Japanese light novel ''Fate/Zero'' * The Assassin, in the 2006 ''Noble Warriors'' book trilogy * The Hassassin, in ''Angels & Demons'', 2000 * League of Assassins, in DC Comics * Ankh-Morpork Assassins' Guild, in ''Discworld'' * Assassin, in the ''Soulcalibur II'' game * Assassin (character class), in games ** Assassin (Dungeons & Dragons), Assassin (''Dungeons & Dragons'') Film and television Film * Assassin (1969 film), ''Assassin'' (1969 film), a South Korean thriller * Assassin (1973 film), ''Assassin'' (1973 film), a British thriller * ''Assassin'', a 1986 TV movie starring Robert Conrad * Assassins (1995 film), ''Assassins'' (1995 film), starring Sylvester Stallone and Antonio B ...
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Italian Assassins
Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Italian, regional variants of the Italian language ** Languages of Italy, languages and dialects spoken in Italy ** Italian culture, cultural features of Italy ** Italian cuisine, traditional foods ** Folklore of Italy, the folklore and urban legends of Italy ** Mythology of Italy, traditional religion and beliefs Other uses * Italian dressing, a vinaigrette-type salad dressing or marination * Italian or Italian-A, alternative names for the Ping-Pong virus, an extinct computer virus * ''Italien'' (magazine), pro-Fascist magazine in Germany between 1927 and 1944 See also * * * Italia (other) * Italic (other) * Italo (other) * The Italian (other) * Italian people (other) Italian ...
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Assassinated Italian People
Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives. Assassinations are ordered by both individuals and organizations, and are carried out by their accomplices. Acts of assassination have been performed since ancient times. A person who carries out an assassination is called an assassin. Etymology ''Assassin'' comes from the Italian and French Assissini, believed to derive from the word ''hashshashin'' (), and shares its etymological roots with ''hashish'' ( or ; from ').''The Assassins: a radical sect in Islam'' – Bernard Lewis, pp. 11–12 It referred to a group of Nizari Ismailis known as the Order of Assassins who worked against various political targets. Founded by Hassan-i Sabbah, the Assassins were active in the Near East from the 11th to the 13th centuries. The group killed members of the Abbasid ...
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Da Polenta Family
The da Polenta family () or Polentani () was an old Italian nobility, Italian noble family whose name derives from the Castle of Polenta near Bertinoro in Romagna. History The founder of the house is said to have been Guido I da Polenta, Guido, surnamed "l'Antico" (the Elder), who wielded great authority in Ravenna in the 13th century. His grandson Guido II da Polenta, Guido Novello upheld the power of the house and was also ''capitano del popolo'' at Bologna; he was overthrown in 1322. His chief claim to renown lies in the fact that in 1321 he gave hospitality to the poet Dante Alighieri, Dante, who immortalized the tragic history of Guido the Elder's daughter Francesca da Rimini, unhappily married to Giovanni Malatesta, lord of Rimini, in an episode of ''Divine Comedy#Inferno, L'Inferno''. Guido's kinsman Ostasio I da Polenta, Ostasio I was lord of Cervia and Ravenna from 1322 to 1329. After being recognized as a vassal of the Holy See, he again became independent and went ov ...
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1346 Deaths
Year 1346 ( MCCCXLVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. It was a year in the 14th century, in the midst of a period known in European history as the Late Middle Ages. In Asia that year, the Black Death came to the troops of the Golden Horde Khanate; the disease also affected the Genoese Europeans they were attacking, before spreading to the rest of Europe. In Central and East Asia, there was a series of revolts after Kazan Khan was killed in an uprising, and the Chagatai Khanate began to splinter and fall; several revolts in China began what would eventually lead to the overthrow of the Yuan dynasty. The Indian kingdom of Vijayanagara won several victories over Muslim conquerors in the north in this year as well. In Eastern Europe, Stefan Dušan was proclaimed Tsar of Serbia on April 16 (Easter Sunday) at Skopje. In the nearby Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman emir Orhan married Byzantine princess Theodora as part of an alliance between her father John VI K ...
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Lamberto II Da Polenta
Lamberto II da Polenta (died 1347) was briefly jointly lord of Ravenna and Cervia from 1346 until his death. He was the son of Ostasio I da Polenta. In 1346 he inherited the family lordships together with his brothers Bernardino I and Pandolfo. Bernardino, however, had both Pandolfo and Lamberto imprisoned in Cervia after one year, where they died of starvation. See also *Da Polenta The da Polenta family () or Polentani () was an old Italian noble family whose name derives from the Castle of Polenta near Bertinoro in Romagna. History The founder of the house is said to have been Guido, surnamed "l'Antico" (the Elder), wh ... 1347 deaths Lamberto 2 14th-century Italian nobility Deaths by starvation Year of birth unknown Lords of Ravenna {{Italy-noble-stub ...
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Bernardino Da Polenta (lord Of Cervia, Died 1313)
Bernardino da Polenta (died April 22, 1313) was lord of Cervia from 1297 until his death. He was the son of Guido I da Polenta. In 1302–1305, he waged war to Cesena for the possession of Cesenatico, and in 1303 fought with Florence in Mugello. In 1308 he was shortly lord of Ferrara in opposition to Azzo VIII d'Este. In 1312, he fought alongside his brother Lamberto, lord of Ravenna, and Robert of Anjou, against Emperor Henry VII. See also *Da Polenta *Guelphs and Ghibellines The Guelphs and Ghibellines ( , ; ) were Political faction, factions supporting the Pope (Guelphs) and the Holy Roman Emperor (Ghibellines) in the Italian city-states of Central Italy and Northern Italy during the Middle Ages. During the 12th ... References 1313 deaths Bernardino 13th-century Italian nobility 14th-century Italian nobility Year of birth unknown {{Italy-mil-bio-stub ...
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