Ardinghi

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The Ardinghi appear in the Divine Comedy solely as part of a genealogical list uttered by Cacciaguida, Dante's great-great-grandfather, in Paradiso XVI. The poet, turning his gaze to the illustrious past of his city, recalls the families that made up its original nobility: in the same verse, alongside the Ardinghi, the Soldanieri and the Bostichi are also mentioned. The reference thus fits within the catalogue of Florentine houses already celebrated in life by Cacciaguida, presented as an example of the ancient and pure Florence, set against the corruption that followed. No further details about the members, genealogy, or historical events of the family are provided within the Dantesque text.