Rulers and nobles
Alberto da Casalodi
A Guelph lord of Mantua remembered by Dante for the foolishness with which he allowed himself to be deceived by Pinamonte dei Bonacolsi, ending up exiled from his own city.
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Alberto da Casalodi is cited by Dante in Inferno XX, within the context of Manto's speech on the founding and decline of Mantua. The text recalls him for his wrong political move: he followed the deceitful counsel of Pinamonte dei Bonacolsi, a Ghibelline, who persuaded him to exile numerous nobles in order to win the favor of the people. Left without supporters, Casalodi was driven out of Mantua in 1272 by the very Pinamonte, who became its master and banished or exterminated most of the remaining noble families. Dante defines his actions as a mattia, a political folly that preceded the ruin of the city, already depopulated for the reasons narrated in the preceding verses.
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1 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno | Canto XX | 95 | prima che la mattia da Casalodi | Open verse |