Farinata degli Uberti

Painting by Andrea del Castagno depicting Farinata degli Uberti. Villa Carducci, Florence, c. 1455.

Manente degli Uberti (1212 – 11 November 1264), known as Farinata degli Uberti,[a] was an Italian aristocrat and military leader of the Ghibelline faction in Florence. He was considered to be a heretic by some of his contemporaries, including Dante Alighieri, who mentioned Farinata in his Inferno.

Coat of arms of Farinata Degli Uberti (XIII century)


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