title: Lords of Verona
text: # Lords of Verona
  
  The Lords of Verona ruled the city from 1260 until 19 October 1387 and for ten days in 1404. The lordship was created when Mastino I della Scala was raised to the rank of capitano del popolo from that of podestà. His descendants, the Scaliger, all Ghibellines, ruled the city and its vicinity as a hereditary seigniory for a century and a half, during which the city experienced its golden age.
  
  | Signore | Rule | Rule | Affiliation | Notes(s) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mastino I della Scala | 7 October 1259 | 26 October 1277 | Ghibelline | Podestà of Verona Elected signore in 1262 |
  | Alberto I della Scala | 26 October 1277 | 3 September 1301 | Ghibelline | Former Podestà of Mantua Brother of Mastino I First hereditary signore |
  | Bartolomeo I della Scala | 3 September 1301 | 7 March 1304 | Ghibelline | Son of Alberto I |
  | Alboino della Scala | 7 March 1304 | 29 November 1311 | Ghibelline | Son of Alberto I |
  | Cangrande I della Scala | 29 November 1311 | 22 July 1339 | Ghibelline | Son of Alberto I Joint-lord with Alboino I (1308–1311) |
  | Mastino II della Scala | 22 July 1339 | 3 June 1351 | Ghibelline | Son of Alboino I Joint-lord with Cangrande I (1329–1339) |
  | Alberto II della Scala | 22 July 1339 | 3 June 1351 | Ghibelline | Son of Alboino I Joint-lord with Cangrande I (1329–1339) |
  | Cangrande II della Scala | 3 June 1351 | 14 December 1359 | Ghibelline | Son of Mastino II Son-in-law of Louis IV Murdered by his brother Cansignorio |
  | Cansignorio della Scala | 14 December 1359 | 18 October 1375 | Ghibelline | Son of Mastino II |
  | Paolo Alboino della Scala | 14 December 1359 | 18 October 1375 | Ghibelline | Son of Mastino II Murdered by Cansignorio in death bed |
  | Bartolomeo II della Scala | 18 October 1375 | 12 July 1381 | Ghibelline | Natural son of Cansignorio Murdered by his half-brother Antonio |
  | Antonio I della Scala | 12 July 1381 | 20 October 1388 | Ghibelline | Son of Cansignorio Deposed by pro-Milanese nobles Died in exile on 5 August 1388 (suspected being murdered by Visconti's envoys) |
  | Gian Galeazzo Visconti | 20 October 1388 | 3 September 1402 | Ghibelline | Elected signore by pro-Milanese nobles Still Lord of Milan |
  | Gian Maria Visconti | 3 September 1402 | 8 April 1404 | Ghibelline | Son of Gian Galeazzo Lacked of any authority over Verona Deposed by anti-Visconti forces |
  | Guglielmo della Scala | 8 April 1404 | 18 April 1404 | Guelph | Natural son of Cangrande II Re-enthroned by anti-Visconti forces Murdered shortly after by his ally Francesco II da Carrara |
  | Francesco II da Carrara | 18 April 1404 | 22 June 1405 | Guelph | Usurper of Gugliemo Still Lord of Padua Executed after the Venetian victory in the War of Padua |
  