Ezzelino III da Romano

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Ezzelino
Podestà of Verona
16th century woodcut of Ezzelino III da Romano.
Reign	1226–30, 1232–59
Successor	Mastino I della Scala
Other titles	Podestà of Padua (1236–59) Podestà of Vicenza (1237–56)
Born	(1194-04-25)25 April 1194 Tombolo
Died	7 October 1259(1259-10-07) (aged 65) Castle of Soncino
Family	Ezzelini
Spouse	Selvaggia of Hohenstaufen ​ ​ (m. 1236; died 1244)​ Beatrice di Buontraverso ​ ​ (m. 1244)​
Father	Ezzelino II da Romano
Occupation	statesman, commander

Ezzelino III da Romano (25 April 1194, Tombolo – 7 October 1259) was an Italian feudal lord, a member of the Ezzelini family, in the March of Treviso (in modern Veneto). He was a close ally of the emperor Frederick II (r. 1220–1250), and ruled Verona, Vicenza and Padua for almost two decades.^[1] He became infamous as a cruel tyrant, and was, in fact, the most "notorious" of the "early tyrants".^[2]