Carraresi | |
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Founded | 10th century |
Founder | Gumberto |
Final ruler | Francesco Novello da Carrara |
Titles | |
Dissolution | 15th century |
Deposition | 1435 |
Cadet branches | Papafava |
The House of Carrara or Carraresi (da Carrara) was an important family of northern Italy in the 12th to 15th centuries. The family held the title of Lords of Padua from 1318 to 1405.
Under their rule, Padua conquered Verona, Vicenza, Treviso, Feltre, Belluno, Bassano, Aquileia and Udine, thus controlling much of the Veneto and part of Friuli. However, in 1405 Padua and the da Carrara family were defeated by the Republic of Venice, that effectively prevented the creation of a large regional state with Padua as its capital.[1]