Ezzelino III da Romano

Ezzelino
Podestà of Verona
16th century woodcut of Ezzelino III da Romano.
Reign1226–30, 1232–59
SuccessorMastino I della Scala
Other titlesPodestà of Padua (1236–59)
Podestà of Vicenza (1237–56)
Born(1194-04-25)25 April 1194
Tombolo
Died7 October 1259(1259-10-07) (aged 65)
Castle of Soncino
FamilyEzzelini
Spouse
Selvaggia of Hohenstaufen
(m. 1236; died 1244)
Beatrice di Buontraverso
(m. 1244)
FatherEzzelino II da Romano
Occupationstatesman, commander

Ezzelino III da Romano (25 April 1194, Tombolo – 7 October 1259) was an Italian feudal lord, a member of the Ezzelini family, in the March of Treviso (in modern Veneto). He was a close ally of the emperor Frederick II (r. 1220–1250), and ruled Verona, Vicenza and Padua for almost two decades.[1] He became infamous as a cruel tyrant, and was, in fact, the most "notorious" of the "early tyrants".[2]

  1. ^ Dean 1999, p. 460.
  2. ^ Dean 1999, p. 459.