. The story of Verona . year in a fit of ungovernable fury he trans-fixed Bishop Bartolomeo della Scala with his ownsword. This murder brought down on him the thundersof the Church. He was excommunicated by PopeBenedict XI., and it was not till after much negotia-tion and the payment of a fine that the ban was is a legend in Verona that after the murder ofthe Bishop and the Papal excommunication Mastino shewed his face again even to his faithful andbeloved wife Taddea da Carrara. This legend mayarise from the fact that the equestrian statue over histomb is represented wi
. The story of Verona . year in a fit of ungovernable fury he trans-fixed Bishop Bartolomeo della Scala with his ownsword. This murder brought down on him the thundersof the Church. He was excommunicated by PopeBenedict XI., and it was not till after much negotia-tion and the payment of a fine that the ban was is a legend in Verona that after the murder ofthe Bishop and the Papal excommunication Mastino shewed his face again even to his faithful andbeloved wife Taddea da Carrara. This legend mayarise from the fact that the equestrian statue over histomb is represented with the visor drawn—a proof, itis said, of the desire he had to veil himself from everyeye, and to prevent everyone, even after death, fromgazing on his features. Before Mastinos death two brilliant marriages tookplace in his family; the first being that of his daughterCaterina with Barnabo Visconti, the heir to the duchyof Milan. The brides name, originally Caterina,was changed to Beatrice, to denote her Vvorth and90. 11 ^^^^f pi] Vf N,LRlClt5LN TOMB OF MASTING II. DELLA SCALA 91 The Scaligers merits; and then on account of her queenly bearingit was turned again to Regina.^ The other marriagewas that of Cangrande II., Mastinos eldest son, withElizabeth, daughter of Louis of Bavaria. Mastinolived but a short time after these marriages. He diedin 135 I) leaving three legitimate sons: Cangrande II.,Cansignorio, and Paolo Alboino. His brother Albertodid not survive him long. He gave over the cares ofoffice absolutely to his three nephews, and died in themonth of September of the following year. Cangrande II. who now succeeded to the chiefpower was neither a great nor a good man. He wasnicknamed Canis rabidus, though who gave him thename, or why it was given, has not come to loaded his people with taxes, and made his rule sounpopular that a rebellion raised against him by hisnatural brother, Fregnano, met with ready supportfrom Cangrandes subjects and almost proved his un
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