Mastino I. della Scala

Mastino I della Scala († October 17, 1277 in Verona) was actually called Leonardino or Lonardino della Scala and was from 1260 to 1277 Lord of Verona. With it, the 127 -year rule of the Scaliger starts over this city.

Mastino della Scala was the son of Jacopino della Scala. He was a follower of Ezzelino da Romano, the leader of the imperial Ghibellines, and son of the Emperor Frederick II, who ruled since 1236 Verona, while the actually temporary office of Podestà had converted into a permanent rule, and succeeded in January 1259 to elect Mastino to his co-regent. As Ezzelino died after a battle on 1 October of the same year, Mastino succeeds.

It succeeded Mastino in the period of his reign, the signoria to make hereditary within his family: he reigned initially commissioned by the City as Podestà del Popolo, then let himself but, as the re-election was denied in 1262, after a coup for Capitano del Popolo appoint the head of the troops. Its main task was the organization of the struggle of actually ruled by the guild chiefs city against the Guelphs loyal to the Pope, and he used the military task as the basis for the seizure of his family.

1277 Mastino was killed by an aristocratic fraction, the power of the family but not touched since the rule went over to his brother Alberto I della Scala.

• Signore (Verona )
• Scaliger
• Historical person (Italy )
• Born in the 13th century
• Died in 1277
• Man