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'''Giovanni Malatesta''' (d. 1304)—known also as '''Giovanni, lo Sciancato''' (i.e., "the Lame"; sometimes also called by diminutive ''Gianciotto'')—was the second son<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barolini |first1=Teodolinda |title=Dante and Francesca da Rimini: Realpolitik, Romance, Gender |journal=Speculum |date=2000 |volume=75 |issue=1 |pages=3 |doi=10.2307/2887423 |jstor=2887423 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2887423}}</ref> of [[Malatesta da Verucchio]] of [[Rimini]]. |
'''Giovanni Malatesta''' (d. 1304)—known also as '''Giovanni, lo Sciancato''' (i.e., "the Lame"; sometimes also called by diminutive ''Gianciotto'')—was the second son<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barolini |first1=Teodolinda |title=Dante and Francesca da Rimini: Realpolitik, Romance, Gender |journal=Speculum |date=2000 |volume=75 |issue=1 |pages=3 |doi=10.2307/2887423 |jstor=2887423 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2887423}}</ref> of [[Malatesta da Verucchio]] of [[Rimini]]. |
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From 1275 onwards he played an active part in the [[Romagnole Wars]] and factions. He is chiefly famous for the domestic tragedy of 1285, recorded in [[Dante]]'s ''[[The Divine Comedy#Inferno|Inferno]]'' |
From 1275 onwards he played an active part in the [[Romagnole Wars]] and factions. He is chiefly famous for the domestic tragedy of 1285, recorded in [[Dante]]'s ''[[The Divine Comedy#Inferno|Inferno]]'': upon finding his wife, [[Francesca da Rimini|Francesca da Polenta]] (Francesca da Rimini), in adulterous embrace with his own brother [[Paolo Malatesta|Paolo]], he killed them both with his own hands. |
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He captured [[Pesaro]] in 1294, and ruled it as ''[[podestà]]'' until his death. |
He captured [[Pesaro]] in 1294, and ruled it as ''[[podestà]]'' until his death. |
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Revision as of 10:02, 1 January 2025
Giovanni Malatesta (d. 1304)—known also as Giovanni, lo Sciancato (i.e., "the Lame"; sometimes also called by diminutive Gianciotto)—was the second son[1] of Malatesta da Verucchio of Rimini.
From 1275 onwards he played an active part in the Romagnole Wars and factions. He is chiefly famous for the domestic tragedy of 1285, recorded in Dante's Inferno: upon finding his wife, Francesca da Polenta (Francesca da Rimini), in adulterous embrace with his own brother Paolo, he killed them both with his own hands.
He captured Pesaro in 1294, and ruled it as podestà until his death.
See also
- 1308–1321 Divine Comedy. (Inferno, Canto V), Dante
References
- ^ Barolini, Teodolinda (2000). "Dante and Francesca da Rimini: Realpolitik, Romance, Gender". Speculum. 75 (1): 3. doi:10.2307/2887423. JSTOR 2887423.
Gardner, Edmund (1913). "House of Malatesta". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "House of Malatesta". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
