Guido I da Polenta (died 1310) was lord of Ravenna from 1275 until his abdication in 1297.
The son of Lamberto da Polenta, he was ousted from Ravenna by the imperial troops in 1240. When the city was returned to the Papal States in 1248, Guido was able to return and was made chief of the local council. In 1270, after the death of Bishop Felix, he divided the power in the city and that of Comacchio with Guido Riccio da Polenta, in collaboration with the other major Ravennate family, the Traversari.
However, Guido and Guido Riccio soon were at war, and Guido allied with the Malatesta of Rimini in order also to counter Guido I da Montefeltro who had conquered Forlì and Cervia. Through this alliance Guido was able to gain the complete seigniory of Ravenna. The marriage of his daughter Francesca with Giovanni Malatesta caused a revolt in the city, whose outcome was the expulsion of the Traversari.
In 1282 he took part to the offensive of the Pope against Guido da Montefeltro, and was able to gain Cervia in the fray. In 1290 he was elected podestà of Florence. In 1293 Guido Riccio died, and Guido added Comacchio to the family's territories.
At his abdication in 1297 he was succeeded by his sons Lamberto and Bernardino.
Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta was an Italian condottiero and nobleman, a member of the House of Malatesta and lord of Rimini and Fano from 1432. He was widely considered by his contemporaries as one of the most daring military leaders in Italy and commanded the Venetian forces in the 1465 campaign against the Ottoman Empire. He was also a poet and patron of the arts.
The House of Malatesta was an Italian family that ruled over Rimini from 1295 until 1500, as well as other lands and towns in Romagna and holding high positions in the government of cities in present-day Tuscany, Lombardy and Marche. The dynasty is considered among the most important and influential of the Late Middle Ages. In the period of maximum influence, they extended their domains along the Marche coast, up to Ascoli Piceno, Senigallia, Sansepolcro and Citerna, and to the north, on the territories of Bergamo and Brescia.
Coriano is a comune in the province of Rimini. This town is known for being the city of the Motorcycle World Champion, in 250cc class, Marco Simoncelli.
Malatesta II Malatesta, best known as Guastafamiglia was an Italian condottiero and lord of Rimini.
The da Polenta family or Polentani was an old Italian noble family whose name derives from the Castle of Polenta near Bertinoro in Romagna.
Obizzo da Polenta was an Italian nobleman and politician and the 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.
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 was lord of Cervia from 1297 until his death. He was the son of Guido I da Polenta.
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.
Galeotto I Malatesta (1299–1385) was an Italian condottiero, who was lord of Rimini, Fano, Ascoli Piceno, Cesena and Fossombrone.
The Traversari are a noble Italian family. The dynasty's history was mostly connected to Ravenna, which it ruled between the 12th and 13th centuries. St. Romuald was the son of Duke Sergio degli Onesti of Ravenna and of Traversara Traversari, daughter of Teodoro Traversari, son of Paolo I Traversari.
Lamberto is an Italian male given name taken from the name Lambert. It may refer to:
Pandolfo is the Italian form of the masculine given name Pandulf. Notable people with the name include:
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