Padova Commune
This article is about the specific polity Padova Commune and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.
If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this polity you can find it here:All Statistics
Was one of the many free medieval communes (practically city-states) of Italy. It was located in Venetia.
Establishment
January 1001: Only after the year 1000 Padua began to recover, gradually establishing itself as an independent municipality.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Were a series of wars between the Signorie (Lordships) of Verona and Padova.
1.1.First Verona-Padova War
Was a war between the Signorie (Lordships) of Verona and Padova.
June 1312: In 1312, the Paduans launched a counter-offensive from Montagnana, led by the Padova Commune. They devastated Minerbe, Pressana, and Legnago, while also setting Cologna Veneta on fire.
July 1312: In 1312, the Signoria of Verona launched a counter-offensive from Montagnana, led by the Paduans. They devastated Minerbe, Pressana, and Legnago, while also setting Cologna Veneta on fire. This marked a significant event in the ongoing conflict between the Signoria of Verona and the Paduans.
January 1313: Cangrande della Scala attacked the suburbs of Padua and conquered Montagnana, which was then set on fire as a strategic move in the ongoing conflicts between the Signoria of Verona and other city-states in the region.
January 1313: Werner von Urslingen was a general in the service of the Signoria of Verona, led by Cangrande della Scala. In 1313, they attacked and destroyed the castle in Camisano Vicentino as part of their military campaign in the region.
February 1313: The forces of Cangrande della Scala leave the city of Montagnana.
February 1313: In 1313, the territory of Camisano Vicentino was attacked and its castle destroyed by Werner von Urslingen, a condottiero in the service of Padova Commune, and Cangrande della Scala, the Lord of Verona. The attack was part of the ongoing power struggles and conflicts in the region during the Middle Ages.
1.2.Second Verona-Padova War
Was a war between the Signorie (Lordships) of Verona and Padova.
December 1317: On December 20th Cangrande left Verona with the army recruited together with Uguccione della Faggiuola and Count Enrico di Gorizia: in the night they reached the city where a door had been opened by some conspirators, thus managing to conquer it without even fighting.
December 1317: The Veronese march resumed, and Montagnana also fell on the same day.
January 1227: To counteract the return of the da Romano Dynasty, the castles of Vicenza were handed over to the Commune of Padua in 1226.
Disestablishment
January 1319: In 1319, the Signoria of Padova took over the territory from the Lordship of the Carraresi, marking a shift in political power in Padua. The Carraresi were a prominent noble family in Padua who ruled the city-state for several decades before being overthrown.
