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famous Florentine poet, son of
Cavalcante. He was born probably c. 1255.
He was betrothed by his
father to Beatrice degli Uberti, daughter of the famous Farinata,
at the time when an attempt was made to conciliate the feuds in
Florence by means of matrimonial alliances between members of the
opposing factions.
He was an ardent Guelph, and when the Guelph party
in Florence split up into Bianchi and Neri,
he threw in his lot with the former and
distinguished himself by the violence of his opposition to the
Donati, and especially to Corso Donati.
In 1300, during D.'s priorate,
it was decided in order to put an end to
the disturbances caused by the continued hostilities between the
two factions, to banish the leaders of both sides. It thus came about
that D. was instrumental in sending his own friend into exile and
as it proved, to his death.
In the D. C., Guido is mentioned in the conversation between D. and
Cavalcante in Circle VI of Hell, where the latter refers to him as
mio figlio and asks why he is not with D.,
[Inf. x. 60]; D.
in his reply refers to him as Guido vostro and, indicating
Virgil, hints that Guido 'held him in disdain'
([Inf. x. 61-63]); D.
having used the past tense (ebbe a disdegno), Cavalcante
assumes that his son is dead, and asks D., non viv'elli ancora?
([Inf. x. 67-69]); D. does not reply, but subsequently bids Farinata
tell Cavalcante that Guido is still alive, il suo nato e co'
vivi ancor congiunto
([Inf. x. 109-114])
[Cavalcanti, Cavalcante].
Cavalcanti, Guido(Long Entry)
Cavalcanti, Guido, summarized entry
Cavalcanti, Guido, summarized for Inf. VI. 73
©Oxford University Press 1968. From A Dictionary of Proper Names and Notable Matters in the Works of Dante by Paget Toynbee
(1968) by permission of Oxford University Press