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Cangrande II della Scala, podestà

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Italy
Death: December 14, 1359 (27)
contrada di Sant'Eufemia, Verona, Veneto, Italy (murdered by his brother Cansignorino)
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Son of Mastino II della Scala, signore di Verona and Taddea della Scala, dei signori di Padova
Husband of Elisabeth Krautter, Herrin von Verona und Gräfin von Württemberg
Ex-partner of (No Name)
Father of Esperanza de la Scala; Guglielmo della Scala; (+3) Tebaldo, Fregnanino, Troiana.; Antonia Visconti, di Verona and Guillaume de L'Escale
Brother of Beatrice Regina Visconti; Cansignorio della Scala; Paolo Alboino della Scala; Verde d'Este, Viridis; Caterina della Scala and 1 other
Half brother of Pietro della Scala, vescovo di Verona and miles Fregnano della Scala, podestà di Vicenza

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About Cangrande II della Scala, podestà di Verona

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-https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cangrande_II_della_Scala

-http://www.genealogy.euweb.cz/italy/scalla2.html
B1. Cangrande II, Lord of Verona and Vicenza associated to his brother Cansignorio I (1351-59),
(*Verona 7/8.6.1332, +murdered by his brother Cansignorino at Verona 14.12.1359);
m.Verona 22.11.1350 Elisabeth von Bayern (*1332 +2.8.1402)


-http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORTHERN%20ITALY%201100-1400.htm#Ca...

a) CANGRANDE [II] (-murdered Verona 14 Dec 1359, bur Verona Santa Maria Antica). The Chronicon of Pietro Azario names "Canem Canem, Canem Signorem et Canem Alboinum" as the three sons of "Domini Mastini" and his wife[1355]. The Chronicon of Pietro Azario records the circumstances of the death of "Domini Canis primogeniti"[1356]. Giovanni di Musso’s Chronicon Placentinum records that "Dominus Cangrandis" was killed "in Verona prope ecclesiam S. Euphemiæ apud ripam Aricis" in 1359 by "Dominum Cansegnorium fratrem suum"[1357].

m (Verona 22 Nov 1350) as her first husband, ELISABETH von Bayern, daughter of Emperor LUDWIG IV King of Germany, Duke of Bavaria Pfalzgraf bei Rhein & his second wife Marguerite de Hainaut [Avesnes] Ctss de Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland (1329-Stuttgart 2 Aug 1402, bur Stuttgart Stiftskirche). The Chronicon of Pietro Azario records that "Domini Canis primogeniti" married "Domino Ludovico tunc Imperatore…filiam suam nomine Imperatricem", adding that they had "unica proles…fœmina"[1358]. The History of Henricus Dapifer de Diessenhoven records that "aliam…filiam [Ludewici]" married "filius Canis dominus Verone", dated to 1350 from the context[1359]. The Chronicle of Matthias Nueweburgensis (Continuatio) records that "filio Mastini Veronensis" married "Ludewicus…sororem, quondam Ludewici principis filiam"[1360]. The Chronicon of Pietro Azario records that "Canemsignorium" proposed to marry "Dominam cognatam viduam" after the death of her husband but that she refused[1361]. She married secondly (contract Donauwörth 26 Apr 1362, Stuttgart 1362) Ulrich Erbgraf von Württemberg. The Chronicon Wirtembergense records the marriage in 1367 of “Udalricus comes de Wirtemberg frater Eberhardi [mistake]” and “Elisabeth filiam Ludovici ducis Bavariæ, relictis Scaligeri Veronensis principis”[1362].

  Cangrande [II] & his wife had one child: 
  • i) daughter . The Chronicon of Pietro Azario records that "Domini Canis primogeniti" married "Domino Ludovico tunc Imperatore…filiam suam nomine Imperatricem", adding that they had "unica proles…fœmina"[1363].
 Cangrande [II] had one illegitimate child by an unknown mistress: 
  • ii) GUGLIELMO (-18 Apr 1404). m ---. Guglielmo & his wife had two children:
    • (a) BRUNORO (-Vienna 21 Nov 1437). Reichsfürst 1434. m (1427) ANNA von Görz, daughter of HEINRICH V Graf von Görz & his first wife Elisabeth of Celje.
    • (b) PAUL von der Leiter (-[20 May 1438/7 Jan 1441]).

/!\ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cangrande_II_della_Scala /!\ (the only source cited does not say this)

Cangrande II della Scala (8 June 1332 – 14 December 1359) was Lord of Verona from 1351 until his death. In 1351, after the death of his father Mastino II della Scala, he inherited the lordship of Verona and Vicenza, initially (until 1352) under the regency of his uncle Antonio. In 1350 he married Elizabeth, daughter of Emperor Louis IV of Bavaria and Margaret II, Countess of Hainault. Cangrande, nicknamed Can Rabbioso ("Raging Dog") ruled Verona with iron fist, amassing rich treasures for his illegitimate sons and impoverishing the city. This caused internal strifes which led the suspicious Cangrande to surround himself with Brandenburg mercenaries. This did not prevent him being assassinated by his brother Cansignorio, who, with the help of the Carraresi of Padua, succeeded him. Cangrande had a castle and a fortified bridge built in the town (see Castelvecchio and Castelvecchio Bridge) in order to grant him a safe place and a safe escape route towards Germany in the event of revolt against him in the city. Among his children were:

  • Antonia della Scala (died 1400), married to Mastino Visconti, son of Bernabò Visconti and Beatrice Regina della Scala.
  • /!\ Cleofa della Scala (died 1403), married to Giammastino Visconti, younger brother of Mastino.
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