Carrara family of Padua

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The Carrara family of Padua was a powerful late medieval Italian noble dynasty that ruled the city of Padua and played a significant role in the regional power struggles of northern Italy.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Carrara family of Padua canonical 1
signori of Padua 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble dynasty ⓘ
noble family ⓘ
alliedWith Florence ⓘ
League of Italian states against the Visconti (various periods) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Carraresi ⓘ
Da Carrara ⓘ
associatedWith Paduan school of art ⓘ
linked to: Paduan school
built Carrara palace in Padua (various palatial residences) ⓘ
causeOfDownfall Venetian conquest of Padua ⓘ
city Padua ⓘ
coatOfArms red cart (carro) on silver field (various heraldic forms) ⓘ
conflictWith Republic of Venice ⓘ
Scaliger family of Verona ⓘ
linked to: della Scala family

Visconti family of Milan ⓘ
linked to: House of Visconti
country Italy ⓘ
downfallDate 1405 ⓘ
endOfRuleInPadua 1405 ⓘ
governmentType signoria ⓘ
historicalRole regional power broker in northern Italy ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to the political fragmentation of northern Italy in the 14th century ⓘ
example of a late medieval Italian signoria ⓘ
involvedIn regional power struggles of northern Italy ⓘ
language Italian ⓘ
lostPowerTo Republic of Venice ⓘ
memberExecutedBy Republic of Venice ⓘ
namedAfter Carrara (locality near Padua) ⓘ
notableMember Francesco I da Carrara ⓘ
Francesco II da Carrara ⓘ
Francesco il Novello da Carrara ⓘ
Francesco il Vecchio da Carrara ⓘ
Jacopo I da Carrara ⓘ
Marsilio da Carrara ⓘ
Ubertino da Carrara ⓘ
patronage University of Padua ⓘ
architecture ⓘ
arts ⓘ
literature ⓘ
politicalOrientation Guelph (generally anti-imperial) ⓘ
politicalStatus de facto lords of Padua ⓘ
signori of Padua ⓘ
region Veneto ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
ruled Padua ⓘ
socialClass nobility ⓘ
startOfProminence 13th century ⓘ
symbol carro (cart) ⓘ
territorialControl Padua contado (rural district around Padua) ⓘ
timePeriod late Middle Ages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of Chioggia → hasParticipant → Carrara family of Padua ⓘ
Carraresi family → politicalStatus → signori of Padua ⓘ
linked to: Carrara family of Padua