The Battle of Castagnaro was fought on 11 March 1387 at Castagnaro between Verona and Padua. It is one of the most famous battles of the Italian condottieri age.
The da Polenta family or Polentani was an old Italian noble family whose name derives from the Castle of Polenta near Bertinoro in Romagna.
Ostasio III da Polenta was the last lord of Ravenna of the da Polenta family.
Obizzo da Polenta was an Italian nobleman and politician and the lord of Ravenna of the da Polenta family.
Aldobrandino da Polenta was a lord of Ravenna of the da Polenta family.
Paolo Malatesta, also known as il Bello, was the third son of Malatesta da Verucchio, Lord of Rimini. He is best known for the story of his affair with Francesca da Polenta, portrayed by Dante in a famous episode of his Inferno. He was the brother of Giovanni (Gianciotto) and Malatestino Malatesta.
Guido I da Polenta was lord of Ravenna from 1275 until his abdication in 1297.
Lamberto I da Polenta was lord of Ravenna from 1297 until his death.
Guido II da Polenta, also known as Guido Novello, was an Italian who served as lord of Ravenna from 1316 until 1322.
Ostasio I da Polenta was lord of Ravenna from 1322 until his death.
Bernardino da Polenta may refer to:
Bannino da Polenta was lord of Cervia from 1313 until his death. He was the son of Guido I da Polenta.
Pandolfo da Polenta was for a short time the joint lord of Ravenna and Cervia from 1346 until his death.
Lamberto II da Polenta was briefly jointly lord of Ravenna and Cervia from 1346 until his death.
Bernardino I da Polenta was lord of Ravenna and Cervia from 1346 until his death.
Guido III da Polenta was a lord of Ravenna, Italy and a member of the da Polenta family.
Antonio della Scala was Lord of Verona from 1375 until 1387, initially together with his brother Bartolomeo.
Galeotto I Malatesta (1299–1385) was an Italian condottiero from the House of Malatesta who was lord of Rimini, Fano, Ascoli Piceno, Cesena and Fossombrone.
Bernardino II da Polenta was lord of Ravenna, Italy from 1389 to 1400. He was the son of Guido III da Polenta, grandson of Bernardino I and a member of the da Polenta family. Bernardino's mother was Elisa d'Este, the daughter of Obizzo III d'Este of Ferrara, who gave him numerous children. In 1389, Bernardino and his brothers, Ostasio, Obizzo, Aldobrandino, Azzo and Pietro imprisoned their father and ruled Ravenna. The brothers died in quick succession; allegedly Bernardino was poisoned by his brother Obizzo.
Ostasio II da Polenta was an Italian condottiero and lord of Ravenna.
