Lamberto I da Polenta (died 1316) was lord of
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 ...
from 1297 until his death.
The son of
Guido I da Polenta
Guido I da Polenta (died 1310) was lord of Ravenna from 1275 until his abdication in 1297.
The son of Lamberto da Polenta, he was ousted from Ravenna by the imperial troops in 1240. When the city was returned to the Papal States in 1248, Guido was ...
, he inherited the lordship of Ravenna after the latter's death, while his brother
Bernardino became lord of
Cervia
Cervia () is a seaside resort town in the province of Ravenna, located in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna.
Cervia is a major seaside resort in Emilia-Romagna, North Italy. Its population was 28,983 at the 2023 census. It is mainly ...
.
In 1312 he hosted
Robert of Anjou
Robert of Anjou (), known as Robert the Wise (; 1276 – 20 January 1343), was King of Naples, titular King of Jerusalem and Count of Provence and Forcalquier from 1309 to 1343, the central figure of Italian politics of his time. He was the thir ...
in Ravenna during his struggle against the Emperor
Henry VII.
He was succeeded by his nephew
Guido Novello.
See also
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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 ...
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13th-century births
1316 deaths
Lamberto 1
13th-century Italian nobility
14th-century Italian nobility
Lords of Ravenna