Carrara family of Padua

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The Carrara family of Padua was a powerful late medieval Italian noble dynasty that ruled the city of Padua and played a significant role in the regional power struggles of northern Italy.

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Label Occurrences
Carrara family of Padua canonical 1
signori of Padua 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble dynasty
noble family
alliedWith Florence
League of Italian states against the Visconti (various periods)
alsoKnownAs Carraresi
Da Carrara
associatedWith Paduan school of art
linked to: Paduan school
built Carrara palace in Padua (various palatial residences)
causeOfDownfall Venetian conquest of Padua
city Padua
coatOfArms red cart (carro) on silver field (various heraldic forms)
conflictWith Republic of Venice
Scaliger family of Verona
linked to: della Scala family

Visconti family of Milan
linked to: House of Visconti
country Italy
downfallDate 1405
endOfRuleInPadua 1405
governmentType signoria
historicalRole regional power broker in northern Italy
historicalSignificance contributed to the political fragmentation of northern Italy in the 14th century
example of a late medieval Italian signoria
involvedIn regional power struggles of northern Italy
language Italian
lostPowerTo Republic of Venice
memberExecutedBy Republic of Venice
namedAfter Carrara (locality near Padua)
notableMember Francesco I da Carrara
Francesco II da Carrara
Francesco il Novello da Carrara
Francesco il Vecchio da Carrara
Jacopo I da Carrara
Marsilio da Carrara
Ubertino da Carrara
patronage University of Padua
architecture
arts
literature
politicalOrientation Guelph (generally anti-imperial)
politicalStatus de facto lords of Padua
signori of Padua
region Veneto
religion Roman Catholicism
ruled Padua
socialClass nobility
startOfProminence 13th century
symbol carro (cart)
territorialControl Padua contado (rural district around Padua)
timePeriod late Middle Ages

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of Chioggia hasParticipant Carrara family of Padua
Carraresi family politicalStatus signori of Padua
linked to: Carrara family of Padua