How to Pronounce Francesco Novello da Carrara
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May 19, 1359 Padua, Veneto, Italy Died on 16 Jan 1405 (aged 45)
Lord of Padua, 1388-1405
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About Francesco Novello Da Carrara
- Francesco Novello da Carrara (19 May 1359 – 16 January 1406) was Lord of Padua after his father, Francesco il Vecchio, renounced the lordship on 29 June 1388; he was a member of the family of Carraresi.
- He married Taddea, daughter of Niccolò II d'Este, Lord of Modena.He fought in the Battle of Castagnaro (1387) for Padua. He was executed by Venetian officials after his capture during the war between Venice and Padua (see Wars of Guelphs and Ghibellines).
- His sons Francesco and Giacomo who had also been captured were executed the following day.
- In Francesco's extensive familia, or ducal household, the painter Cennino Cennini imbibed the humanist culture expressed in his celebrated Libro dell'arte.
- Among his children there was Gigliola da Carrara.
