The persons most commonly meant by the single name are Julius Caesar Scaliger and Joseph Justus Scaliger, qq.v. Julius Caesar Scaliger (1484-1558), humanist scholar. ... Joseph Justus Scaliger (1540-1609) was the tenth child and third son of Julius Caesar Scaliger and Andiette de Roques Lobejac. ...

The noble family Scaliger (Scaligeri) were lords of Verona. When Ezzelino IV was elected podesta of the commune in 1226, he was able to convert the office into a permanent lordship. Upon his death the Great Council elected as podesta Mastino della Scala, who succeeded in converting the signoria into a family inheritance, governing at first with the acquiescence of the commune, then, when they failed to re-elect him in 1262, he effected a coup d'état, and was acclaimed "capitano del popolo", at the head of the commune's troops. In 1272 Mastino was killed by a faction of the nobles. The reign of his son Alberto della Scala as capitano (1277-1302) was one incessant war against the counts of San Bonifacio, who were aided by the House of Este. Of his three sons, Cangrande I della Scala inherited the podesta in 1308, only the last shared the government (1308) and made a name as warrior, prince, and patron of Dante, Petrarch, and Giotto. By war or treaty he brought under his control the cities of Padua (1328), Treviso (1308), and Vicenza. Map of Italy showing Verona in the north Verona (population est. ... For information on the phantom island of the same name, see Podesta (island). ... For Tolkiens fictional character, see Estë To know more about the city, see Este Este, Italian princely family, rulers of Ferrara (1240–1597), Modena and Reggio (1288–1796). ... Cangrande I della Scala, proper name Can Francesco della Scala (c. ... Dante in a fresco series of famous men by Andrea del Castagno, ca. ... From the c. ... Statue of Giotto di Bondone, close to the Uffizi. ... Location within Italy Tronco Maestro Riviera: a pedestrian walk along a section of the inland waterway or naviglio interno of Padua The city of Padua (Lat. ... Treviso is a town (population 83,598 as of 1991) in the Veneto region of Italy. ... Vicenza by night Vicenza (population 107,223) is the capital of the province of Vicenza in the Veneto region, northern Italy at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. ...

Alberto was succeeded by his nephews Mastino II della Scala (1329-51) and Alberto. Mastino, the richest and most powerful prince of his generation in Italy, continued his uncle's policy, conquering Brescia in 1332 and carrying his power beyond the Po. He purchased Parma (1335) and Lucca (1339). But a powerful league was formed against him in 1337: Florence, Venice, the Visconti, the Este, and the Gonzaga all joined, and after a three years war, the Scaliger dominions were reduced to Verona and Vicenza. Parma is a medieval city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna, with splendid architecture and a fine countryside around it. ... Lucca (population 90,000) is a city in Tuscany, northern central Italy, near (but not on) the Ligurian Sea. ... Visconti was a noble family that ruled Milan during the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance period. ... The Gonzaga family ruled Mantua in Northern Italy from 1328 to 1708. ...

His son Can Grande II della Scala (1351-59) was a cruel and suspicious tyrant; not trusting his own subjects, he surrounded himself with German mercenaries but was killed by his brother Cansignorio della Scala (1359-75), who beautified the city with palaces, provided it with aqueducts and bridges, and founded the state treasury. He too killed his other brother, Paolo Alboino. Fratricide among the Scaligeri, when Antonio (1375-87), Cansignorio's natural brother, slew his brother Bartolommeo, aroused the indignation of the people, who deserted him when Gian Galeazzo Visconti of Milan made war on him. Having exhausted all his resources, he fled from Verona at midnight (19 October 19, 1387), thus putting an end to the Scaliger domination. A 19th century version of Giangaleazzo Visconti Gian Galeazzo Visconti (1351 – September 3, 1402) was the first Duke of Milan and ruled the city for much of the early Renaissance. ... Events June 2 - John Holland, a maternal half-brother of Richard II of England, is created Earl of Huntingdon. ...

His son Can Francesco attempted fruitlessly to recover Verona (1390). Guglielmo (1404), natural son of Can Grande II, was more fortunate; with the support of the people, he drove out the Milanese, but he died ten days after, and Verona then submitted to Venice (1405). The last representatives of the Scaligeri lived at the imperial court and repeatedly attempted to recover Verona by the aid of popular risings. After the Scaligeri had been ousted, a member of the family, Giulio Cesare Scaliger, made a reputation as a humanist poet. Humanism is a broad category of active ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people, based on our ability to determine what is right using the qualities innate to humanity, particularly rationality. ...

The church of Santa Maria Antica is surrounded with the tombs (arche) of the Scaligeri in the form of Gothic shrines, or "tempietti", enclosing their sarcophagi: Can Grande della Scala is memorialized with an equestrian statue; Can Signorio by a marble Gothic monument by Bonino da Campione, 1374. The Western (Royal) Portal at Chartres Cathedral ( 1145). ...

This entry is based on the public domain Catholic Encyclopedia and should be updated.

External link

• Verona of the Scaligers
• Mondophoto.net - 212 Public Domain photos of Verona