Cavalcante de’ Cavalcanti

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Cavalcante de’ Cavalcanti was a prominent Florentine nobleman and political figure of the 13th century, best known today as the father of the poet Guido Cavalcanti and for his appearance among the heretics in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy.

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Cavalcante de’ Cavalcanti canonical 1
Cavalcanti 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 13th-century Italian person
Florentine nobleman
Italian noble
historical person
political figure
appearsIn Divine Comedy
Inferno (Divine Comedy)
associatedWith Dante Alighieri
Florentine nobility
child Guido Cavalcanti
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence
culture Medieval Florentine
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Cavalcanti
fictionalizationIn Inferno, Canto X
genreOfNotability medieval Italian literature
medieval Italian politics
givenName Cavalcante
historicalEra Middle Ages
languageSpoken Italian
Tuscan
literaryCharacterBasedOn himself
notableFor appearance among the heretics in Dante’s Inferno
being the father of the poet Guido Cavalcanti
notableWork appearance in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy
occupation nobleman
politician
placeOfActivity Florence
politicalSphere communal Italy
portrayedAs heretic in Dante’s Inferno
positionHeld Florentine political leader
region Tuscany
relative Guido Cavalcanti
religiousContext depicted among heretics in Christian afterlife
residence Florence
socialClass aristocracy
sourceOfInformation Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy
linked to: Divine Comedy

medieval Florentine chronicles
timePeriod 13th century

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Guido Cavalcanti father Cavalcante de’ Cavalcanti
Cavalcante de’ Cavalcanti familyName Cavalcanti
linked to: Cavalcante de’ Cavalcanti