See also:

• ECCELINO [or EzzELINO] DA ROMANO (1194-1259)

ECCELINO [or EzzELINO] DA ROMANO (1194-1259)  , Ghibelline See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader, and supporter of the See also:

• EMPEROR (Fr. empereur, from the Lat. imperator)

emperor See also:

• FREDERICK
• FREDERICK (Mod. Ger. Friedrich; Ital. Federigo; Fr. Frederic and Federic; M.H.G. Friderich; O.H.G. Fridurih, " king or lord of peace," from O.H.G. fridu, A.S. frith, " peace," and rfh " rich," " a ruler," for derivation of which see HENRY)

Frederick II., was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 25th of See also:

• APRIL

April 1194 . He belonged to a See also:

• FAMILY

family descended from a See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German See also:

• KNIGHT, CHARLES (1791-1873)
• KNIGHT, DANIEL RIDGWAY (1845– )
• KNIGHT, JOHN BUXTON (1843–1908)

knight named Eccelin, who followed the emperor See also:

• CONRAD (d. 955)
• CONRAD, JOSEPH (1856– )
• CONRAD, or KONRAD (M. H. Ger. Kuonrdl, i.e. " keen in counsel," Lat. Conradus, It. Corrado, cf. the A.S. Ccenred)

Conrad II. to See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy about 1036, and received the See also:

• FIEF

fief of Romano near See also:

• PADUA (Lat. Patavium ; Ital. Padova)

Padua . Eccelin's See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson was See also:

• ECCELINO [or EzzELINO] DA ROMANO (1194-1259)

Eccelino III., surnamed the See also:

• MONK (O.Eng. munuc; this with the Teutonic forms, e.g. Du. monnik, Ger. Witch, and the Romanic, e.g. Fr. moine, Ital. monacho and Span. monje, are from the Lat. monachus, adaptedfrom Gr. µovaXos, one living alone, a solitary; Own, alone)
• MONK (or MONCK), GEORGE
• MONK, JAMES HENRY (1784-1856)
• MONK, MARIA (c. 1817—1850)

Monk, who divided his lands between his two sons in 1223, and died in 1235 . The See also:

• ELDER (0. Eng. ellarn; Ger. Holunder; Fr. sureau)
• ELDER (Gr. 1rpev(3iTepos)

elder of these two sons was Eccelino, who in See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• LIFE

life began to take See also:

• PART

part in family and other feuds, and in '226, at the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head of a See also:

• BAND

band of Ghibellines, seized See also:

• VERONA
• VERONA, CONGRESS OF

Verona and became podestd of the See also:

• CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city . He soon lost Verona, but re-gained it in 1230; and about this See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time came into relations with Frederick II., who in '232 issued a See also:

• CHARTER (Lat. charta, carta, from Gr. Xap-rns, originally for papyrus, material for writing, thence transferred to paper and from this material to the document, in O. Eng. boc, book)

charter confirming him in his possessions . In 1236 when besieged in Verona he was saved by the advance of the emperor, who in See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November of the same See also:

• YEAR

year took See also:

• VICENZA

Vicenza and entrusted its See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government to Eccelino . In 1237 he obtained authority over Padua and Treviso; and on the 27th of November in that year he shared in the victory gained by the emperor over the See also:

• LOMBARDS, or LANGOBARDI

Lombards at Cortenuova . In 1238 he married Frederick's natural daughter, Selvaggia; in 1239 was appointed imperial See also:

• VICAR (Lat. vicarius, substitute)

vicar of the See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

march of Treviso; but in the same year was excommunicated by See also:

• POPE (Gr. irarraas, post-classical Lat. papa, father)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1688–1744)
• POPE, ALEXANDER (1763-1835)
• POPE, JANE (1742-1818)
• POPE, JOHN (1822-1892)
• POPE, SIR THOMAS (c. 1507-1559)

Pope See also:

• GREGORY
• GREGORY (Gregorius)
• GREGORY (Grigorii) GRIGORIEVICH ORLOV, COUNT (1734-1783)
• GREGORY, EDWARD JOHN (1850-19o9)
• GREGORY, OLINTHUS GILBERT (1774—1841)
• GREGORY, ST (c. 213-C. 270)
• GREGORY, ST, OF NAZIANZUS (329–389)
• GREGORY, ST, OF NYSSA (c.331—c. 396)
• GREGORY, ST, OF TOURS (538-594)

Gregory IX . He was constantly engaged in increasing his possessions; was See also:

• PRESENT

present at the See also:

• SIEGE (0. Fr. sege, siege, mod. siege, seat, ultimately from sedere, to sit, cf. Class. Lat. obsidium, a siege)

siege of See also:

• PARMA

Parma in 1247, and after Frederick's See also:

• DEATH

death in 1250 he supported his son, the German See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king Conrad IV . His cruelties had, however, aroused See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general disgust, and in 1254 he was again excommunicated . In 1256 Pope" See also:

• ALEXANDER
• ALEXANDER (1461-1506)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OF BATTENBERG) (1857-1893)
• ALEXANDER (ALEXANDER OsxENOVici) (1876-1903)
• ALEXANDER, ARCHIBALD (1772—1851)
• ALEXANDER, FRANCIS (1800—1881)
• ALEXANDER, GEORGE (1858— )
• ALEXANDER, JOHN WHITE (1856- )
• ALEXANDER, JOSEPH ADDISON (18o9—186o)
• ALEXANDER, SIR JAMES EDWARD (1803—1885)
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM (1824— )
• ALEXANDER, WILLIAM LINDSAY (1808—1884)

Alexander IV. proclaimed a crusade against him, and a powerful See also:

• LEAGUE

league was soon formed under the leadership of See also:

• PHILIP
• PHILIP (Gr.'FiXtrsro , fond of horses, from dn)^eiv, to love, and limos, horse; Lat. Philip pus, whence e.g. M. H. Ger. Philippes, Dutch Filips, and, with dropping of the final s, It. Filippo, Fr. Philippe, Ger. Philipp, Sp. Felipe)
• PHILIP, JOHN (1775-1851)
• PHILIP, KING (c. 1639-1676)
• PHILIP, LANOGRAVE OF HESSE (1504-1567)

Philip, See also:

• ARCHBISHOP (Lat. archiepiscopus, from Gr. apxceatorcoros)

archbishop of See also:

• RAVENNA
• RAVENNA, EXARCHATE OF

Ravenna . Padua was taken from Eccelino, but on the 1st of See also:

• SEPTEMBER (Lat. septem, seven)

September 1258 he defeated his enemies at Torricella .

He then made an See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt on See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan, and the See also:

• RIVAL

rival forces `met at See also:

• CASSANO

Cassano on the 27th of September 1259, when Eccelino was wounded and taken prisoner . Enraged at his See also:

• CAPTURE (from Lat. capere, to take; Fr. prise maritime; Ger. Wegnahme)

capture, he tore the bandages from his wounds, refused to take nourishment, and died at See also:

• SONCINO

Soncino on the 7th of See also:

• OCTOBER

October 1259 . In the following year his See also:

• BROTHER

brother See also:

• ALBERT
• ALBERT (1490'1545)
• ALBERT (149o-1568)
• ALBERT (1522–1557)
• ALBERT (FRANCIS CHARLES AUGUSTUS ALBERT EMMANUEL) (1819—1861)
• ALBERT (FRIEDRICH RUDOLF ALBRECHT)
• ALBERT, FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
• ALBERT, MADAME (c. 2805—2846)

Albert was put to death, and the Romano family became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct . Eccelino, who is sometimes called the See also:

• TYRANT (Gr. r6pavvos, master, ruler)

tyrant, acquired a terrible reputation on See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of his cruelties, a reputation that won for him the See also:

• IMMORTALITY (Lat. in-, not, mortalis, mortal, from mors, death)

immortality of inclusion in See also:

• DANTE

Dante's Inferno; but his unswerving See also:

• LOYALTY

loyalty to Frederick II. forms a marked contrast to the attitude of many of his contemporaries . Eccelino is the subject of a novel by Cesare See also:

• CANTU, CESARE (1804-1895)

Cantu and of a See also:

• DRAMA (literally "action," from Gr. Snail, act or do)

drama by J . See also:

• EICHENDORFF, JOSEPH, FREIHERR VON (1788-1857)

Eichendorff . See J . M . Gittermann, Ezzelino da Romano (See also:

• FREIBURG

Freiburg, 1890) ; S . Mitis, See also:

• SCORIA (Lat. scoria, slag)

Scoria d' Ezzelino IV. da Romano (See also:

• MADDALONI

Maddaloni, 1896); and F . Stieve, Ezzelino von Romano (See also:

• LEIPZIG

Leipzig, 1909) .