| Francesco Novello da Carrara | |
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| Lord of Padua | |
%2c_1390%2c_NGA_135987.jpg) Medal with the bust of Francesco Novello, 1390 | |
| Reign | 1388–1406 |
| Predecessor | Francesco I da Carrara |
| Successor | None (end of Carrara rule) |
| Born | (1359-05-19)19 May 1359 Padua, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 16 January 1406(1406-01-16) (aged 46) Venice, Republic of Venice |
| Spouse | Taddea d’Este |
| Issue | Francesco III da Carrara, Gigliola da Carrara and others |
| House | House of da Carrara |
Francesco II da Carrara (19 May 1359 – 16 January 1406), known asFrancesco il Novello ('Francesco the Younger'), was Lord ofPadua after his father,Francesco I il Vecchio, renounced the lordship on 29 June 1388; he was a member of the family ofCarraresi. He married Taddea, daughter ofNiccolò II d'Este, Lord of Modena.[1]
He fought in theBattle of Castagnaro (1387) forPadua.
He was executed by Venetian officials after his capture during the war betweenVenice and Padua (seeWar of Padua).Burckhardt writes: "when the last Carrara could no longer defend the walls and gates of the plague-stricken Padua, hemmed in on all sides by the Venetians, the soldiers of the guard heard him cry to the devil 'to come and kill him.'"[2] His sons Francesco and Giacomo who had also been captured were executed the following day.[3]In Francesco's extensivefamilia, or ducal household, the painterCennino Cennini imbibed the humanist culture expressed in his celebratedLibro dell'arte.[4]
Francesco II had several legitimate children:[5]
He also had a number of illegitimate offspring:[5]
| Preceded by | Lord of Padua 1388–1405 | Venetian conquest |
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