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Cangrande I della Scala

1291 - 1329

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Cangrande (christened Can Francesco) della Scala (9 March 1291 – 22 July 1329) was an Italian nobleman, belonging to the della Scala family who ruled Verona from 1308 until 1387. Now perhaps best known as the leading patron of the poet Dante Alighieri, Cangrande was in his own day chiefly acclaimed as a successful warrior and autocrat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cangrande I della Scala has received more than 124,673 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Cangrande I della Scala is the 2,360th most popular writer (down from 2,359th in 2019), the 2,209th most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,156th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular Italian Writer.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.31

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  • 2.72

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Cangrande I della Scala ranks 2,360 out of 5,755. Before him are Orson Scott Card, Alois Jirásek, Apostolo Zeno, Antigonus of Carystus, Hans Hellmut Kirst, and Kate Chopin. After him are Johnston McCulley, Hendrik Conscience, Maksim Bahdanovič, Bhavabhuti, Alan Sillitoe, and Silva Kaputikyan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1291, Cangrande I della Scala ranks 6. Before him are Pope Clement VI, Afonso IV of Portugal, Philippe de Vitry, Aymon, Count of Savoy, and Lippo Memmi.  Among people deceased in 1329, Cangrande I della Scala ranks 5. Before him are Robert the Bruce, Mahaut, Countess of Artois, Khutughtu Khan Kusala, and Edward, Count of Savoy.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cangrande I della Scala ranks 2,209 out of 4,668. Before him are Giacomo Quarenghi (1744), Musa of Parthia (-40), Antonio Vivarini (1440), Federico Gravina (1756), Liutpert (680), and Constantin Hansen (1804). After him are Susanna Agnelli (1922), Simone Peterzano (1540), Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (-300), Giancarlo Fisichella (1973), Francesco Filippini (1853), and Delio Onnis (1948).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Cangrande I della Scala ranks 153. Before him are Indro Montanelli (1909), Tavo Burat (1932), Salvadore Cammarano (1801), Luigi Pulci (1432), Giovanni Pascoli (1855), and Apostolo Zeno (1668). After him are Giovanni de' Bardi (1534), Guido Guinizelli (1230), Asconius Pedianus (-9), Dacia Maraini (1936), Ada Negri (1870), and Roberto Calasso (1941).

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