Palazzo Re Enzo
The Palazzo Re Enzo (Palace of the King Heinz ) is a palace from the 13th century in the Italian city of Bologna.
The building was constructed in 1245 as an extension of the community Palaces of the Palazzo del Podestà and named for this reason as palatium novelty, although his name sake of historical events was always associated with the by the King Heinz.
The building
Three years after its construction, the palace became a prison for King Heinz of Sardinia ( in Italian Re Enzo ), the son of the Emperor Frederick II, who was taken prisoner at the battle of Fossalta. King Heinz was a few days locked up in the castle of Anzola dell'Emilia and then transferred to Bologna. Heinz remained as a prisoner in the city until his death in 1272nd Antonio di Vincenzo was in 1386 built the Sala del Trecento ( Hall of Three Hundred ), which was transformed in later times in city archives, while the last floor in 1771 by Giovanni Giacomo Dotti has been thoroughly renovated. Finally, renovated in 1905 Alfonso Rubbiani the facades of the building after the original Gothic style. The right of the palace is the access to the chapel of Santa Maria dei Carcerati ( Holy Mary of the prisoners ), where the prisoners sentenced to death reciting their last prayers before the execution. On the ground floor of the Carrocio and the chariots were kept in the mezzanine offices of Pretore, the highest judicial office in medieval Italy, and another small chapel, which was later expanded into a notary archive ( Archivio Notarile ) were. The exterior facades of the palace, which also lie on the Piazza Nettuno, Via Rizzoli and Piazza Maggiore are decorated each with different bosses, which were renovated in 2003.
The legends of King Enzo
Many are the legends about the arrest and detention by the King of Sardinia Heinz transferred by the time of the chronicler. It is reported from a first failed escape from the castle of Anzola dell'Emilia, the attempt was made even before the king was moved to Bologna. Subsequently offered for his son Emperor Frederick the city of Bologna such a huge ransom, with which one could build new city walls, but the Bolognese refused to accept it. According to other sources the King had spent his prison time along with other inmates during the day and at night he was allegedly locked in a hanging on the lid iron cage from which he was constantly monitored. The administration did to King Heinz to get women to visit. In his legacy Enzio recognized three biological daughters, though the legend has it that he also got a son of a poor farmer's wife, Lucia di Viadagola. The child should have been called Bentivoglio, according to the words which had often whispered to the king his lover: Amore mio ben ti voglio ( Honey, I love you ). This son is said to be the tribal chief of the Italian noble family Bentivoglio, who ruled over the following centuries of the city. The king is said to have tried to flee and hide in a wine box, but an old woman should have recognized him, for the long blond hair of the king, who also hung from the lid, were you paying attention. After 23 years of prison time the king died, and was buried according to his wishes in the Basilica of San Domenico. His bodily remains rest there yet.