Gianni de' Soldanieri
Giani de Soldanier or Giovanni de Soldanieri was an Italian politician, born in Florence to a Ghibelline family.
He is best known for being found in the 9th circle of hell (canto 32), reserved for those who sin by treachery, by Dante in his epic Inferno.
- Gianni de' Soldanier credo che sia
I think Gianni de' Soldanier is farther on,
- più là con Ganellone e Tebaldello,
with Ganelon and Tebaldello,
- ch'aprì Faenza quando si dormia.
who opened up Faenza while it slept.
Historians hold that while serving as potesta or lord of Faenza, with the help of , he betrayed the town to the Guelfs of Bologna.[1]
References[]
- ^ Dizionario biografico universale, Volume 5, by Felice Scifoni, Publisher Davide Passagli, Florence (1849); page 122.
Categories:
- Politicians from Florence
- Divine Comedy
- 13th-century births
- 13th-century deaths
- 13th-century people of the Republic of Florence