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Ostasio III da Polenta (died 1447) was the last lord of Ravenna
Ravenna

Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The city is inland, but is connected to the Adriatic Sea by a canal. Ravenna once served as the seat of the Western Roman Empire and later the Ostrogoths and the Exarchate of Ravenna....
 of the da Polenta family.

The son of Obizzo da Polenta
Obizzo da Polenta

Obizzo da Polenta was a lord of Ravenna of the da Polenta family.Obizzo and his brothers had their father Guido III da Polenta imprisoned in 1389....
, he inherited Ravenna but under the control of a proveditore from the nearby Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
. In 1438 the condottiero Niccolò Piccinino
Niccolò Piccinino

Niccol? Piccinino , was an Italy condottiero....
, commander of the Milanese
Duchy of Milan

The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1394 to 1797. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire, by then a decentralised entity, and was ruled by several dynasties, most of them major powers from outside Italy....
 troops, invaded the lordship, forcing Ostasio to ally himself with the Visconti of Milan against Venice. The latter sent a fleet which conquered Ravenna without opposition, putting an end to the Polentani seigniory in the February 1441.

Ostasio was exiled to a Benedictine convent in Candia
Heraklion

Heraklion or Iraklion , is the largest city and capital city of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa name, , or Iraklio, among other variants....
, in Crete
Crete

Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the List of islands in the Mediterranean largest island in the Mediterranean Sea at 8,336 km? ....
, where he died in 1447, probably assassinated.








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Ostasio III da Polenta (died 1447) was the last lord of Ravenna
Ravenna

Ravenna is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The city is inland, but is connected to the Adriatic Sea by a canal. Ravenna once served as the seat of the Western Roman Empire and later the Ostrogoths and the Exarchate of Ravenna....
 of the da Polenta family.

The son of Obizzo da Polenta
Obizzo da Polenta

Obizzo da Polenta was a lord of Ravenna of the da Polenta family.Obizzo and his brothers had their father Guido III da Polenta imprisoned in 1389....
, he inherited Ravenna but under the control of a proveditore from the nearby Republic of Venice
Republic of Venice

The Most Serene Republic of Venice or Venetian Republic was a state originating from the city of Venice . It existed for over a millennium, from the late 7th century AD until the year 1797....
. In 1438 the condottiero Niccolò Piccinino
Niccolò Piccinino

Niccol? Piccinino , was an Italy condottiero....
, commander of the Milanese
Duchy of Milan

The Duchy of Milan was a state in northern Italy from 1394 to 1797. It was part of the Holy Roman Empire, by then a decentralised entity, and was ruled by several dynasties, most of them major powers from outside Italy....
 troops, invaded the lordship, forcing Ostasio to ally himself with the Visconti of Milan against Venice. The latter sent a fleet which conquered Ravenna without opposition, putting an end to the Polentani seigniory in the February 1441.

Ostasio was exiled to a Benedictine convent in Candia
Heraklion

Heraklion or Iraklion , is the largest city and capital city of Crete. It is also the fourth largest city in Greece. Its name is also spelled Herakleion, a transliteration of the ancient Greek and Katharevousa name, , or Iraklio, among other variants....
, in Crete
Crete

Crete is the largest of the Greek islands and the List of islands in the Mediterranean largest island in the Mediterranean Sea at 8,336 km? ....
, where he died in 1447, probably assassinated.

See also

  • Wars in Lombardy
    Wars in Lombardy

    The wars in Lombardy were a series of conflicts fought in central-northern Italy between the Republic of Venice and the Duchy of Milan, and their different allies....