The da Carrara are a rural noble house of the Paduan contado with their castle at Carrara south of Padua and their family abbey of Santo Stefano.
In 1200 they are still country lords; their move into the city and their rise to lordship of Padua come in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned; Giacomino (Iacopino) di Marsilio, who married Speronella Dalesmanini and later Maria da Baone in the later twelfth century, and a Marsilio dead before 1210 are the members named round this time
- Title
- Lords of Carrara
- Since
- not pinned
- Family
- da Carrara, founders of the abbey of Santo Stefano di Carrara (1027)
- Confidence
- low
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Overlord
The bishop of Padua and the Empire for fiefs; the commune of Padua
What it holds
- Carrara castle
- Patronage of the abbey of Santo Stefano di Carrara
How it was acquired
Feudal holding built in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
Allies and rivals
Kin by marriage of the Dalesmanini and the da Baone.
How things stand that morning
Rural lords under Padua; persons not pinned.
Wealth
Lands south of Padua toward the Euganean hills.
Military
Carrara castle and vassals.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Genealogy round 1200 muddled in the sources checked.
On the map: Castle district only.
Primary sources for Padua
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Lombard city annals of Piacenza, Milan, Cremona, Parma, Mantua and Verona (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries). The communes' own year lists. Read online
- History of the doges of Venice (about 1229, with a continuation). The earliest surviving Venetian narrative close to the events. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.