Cacciaguida degli Elisei (1091? - c. 1148) was an Italian crusader, the great-great-grandfather of Dante Alighieri. This article is about the medieval crusades. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ...

Little is known about his life. He was born in Florence, and two documents from 1189 and 1201 mention his existance; all other details of his biography are those from his most famous descendant's works. Cacciaguida died probably in the Holy Land. Florences skyline Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ... Terra Sancta sive Palæstina with Israelite tribal allotments shown. ...

Dante imagines to meet him in his Paradiso, precisely in the XV-XVII cantos. Apart from their literary value, the cantos are important for the informations they provide about Florence in the 12th century. In the XVII canto, Cacciaguida forecast Dante's future, namely the exile from Florence and the solitude of his late years. Paradiso may refer to: a part of The Divine Comedy Italian or latinized version for Heaven or Paradise a legendary rock club in Amsterdam a French movie by Christian Bricout a novel by Cuban writer José Lezama Lima Paradiso, Switzerland, a municipality of the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino Category...