Nino Visconti was a son of Giovanni Visconti and grandson of Ugolino della Gherardesca.
16 Facts About Nino Visconti
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Nino Visconti was the first husband of Beatrice d'Este, daughter of Obizzo II d'Este.
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Nino Visconti was commended for his act of justice and piety.
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However, after his exile, Nino Visconti counterattacked Pisa with Genoa, Lucca and the Florentine Guelfs.
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In 1293, peace was made and Nino Visconti later died in Sardinia.
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Nino Visconti was the cousin of Moroello Malaspina, with whom Dante was on good terms.
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Dante remarks how glad he is to see that Nino Visconti is here, and not in hell.
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Nino Visconti asks Dante to remind Giovanna, his nine-year-old daughter, to pray for him.
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Nino Visconti then continues to express his disgust at the Milanese and his widow.
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Nino Visconti tells Dante that in her death, she will no longer be associated with his family's symbol, the rooster.
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Nino Visconti sees as a great loss for her, and directly comments on his disgust at how quickly women move on from their husbands.
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Some critics claim that Nino Visconti represents the independence and peace of mind characteristic of Purgatorio, which serves as a contrast from Inferno.
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However, Dante emphasizes that Nino Visconti is only explaining God's righteous decisions for Beatrice and that he only cares for God's judgement of her acts.
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Also, since Beatrice remarried a Ghibelline while Nino Visconti was a Guelf, she is seen as remarrying with a political and personal disloyalty.
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One cobla, Mand qe iur e non periur was addressed al iuge de Galur, that is, Nino Visconti, and has sometimes been ascribed to Paolo Lanfranchi da Pistoia.
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The cobla which appears immediately after it in the chansonnier is addressed to Nino Visconti but has not been assigned by any scholar to Paolo.