Verona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic
Verona under Cangrande della Scala sheltered Dante as court patronage. The instrument is that dependence, not a republic of letters. In the causal graph this event strengthens Institutional Corruption, a driver that strengthens Political corruption index — a worsening welfare path.
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Verona under Cangrande della Scala sheltered Dante as court patronage. The instrument is that dependence, not a republic of letters. Dante Alighieri's documented role is: He accepted Scaliger hospitality. Cangrande is the named signore. Medium confidence on unique stipend figures, none invented.
Context
Cangrande is the named signore. Sharing unnamed court officers is required. The Comedy's dedicatory neighbourhood is later colour. The setting of Verona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic is the public file around 1312-01-01. Driver institutional-corruption is attached because the significance names a mechanism from this act, not because a standing list needed coverage.
If a number is not in the two records named above, it is not supplied here.
Why it matters
Worsening path from Verona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic on 1312-01-01. Exile sheltered on a signorial payroll is a patronage path. The welfare reading on this path is worsening.
Later competitions, monuments, translations, UNESCO listings, museums, and adaptations are not converted into extra lifetime acts.
Who was responsible
Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.
Dante Alighieri
PersonDirect responsibility
responsibility level 0.32 · verified
He accepted Scaliger hospitality. Cangrande is the named signore. Medium confidence on unique stipend figures, none invented.
What changed
Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.
- FactVerona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic
- strengthensDriverInstitutional Corruption
- strengthensIndicators (3)Political corruption index
impact weight 0.3 · Effect from 1 January 1312 · verified
Exile sheltered on a signorial payroll is a patronage path.
Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.76)
Observed
0.48 score from 0 to 1 · 0.29 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.4 score from 0 to 1 to 0.48 score from 0 to 1.
Above normal = worse
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.19 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.62)
Observed
56.1 Score · 13.7 below the normal line (2024)
Worse than normal26 readings, 1996–2024: fell from 57 Score to 56.1 Score.
Above normal = better
Weakens · Relationship strength 0.15 (weight 0.3 × strength 0.5)
Observed
42.5 index score (0-100) · 7.53 below the normal line (2025)
Worse than normalAbove normal = better
Evidence
The sources behind this fact and its verification state.
- 1.Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Dante, life and politics neighbourhoodStanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy · High credibility · verified
- 2.Britannica — Dante Alighieri, Florentine political careerEncyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish
Official locator: Britannica — Dante, Verona / Cangrande neighbourhood at https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dante-Alighieri (opens in a new tab) (Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent locator: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Dante, exile courts at https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dante/ (opens in a new tab) (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy). Official carrier: Britannica — Dante, Verona / Cangrande neighbourhood (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Dante-Alighieri (opens in a new tab); Encyclopaedia Britannica). Independent carrier: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — Dante, exile courts (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dante/ (opens in a new tab); Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy).
Established: a sourced public record of Verona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic under 1312-01-01 for Dante Alighieri. Established: a sourced public record of Verona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic under 1312-01-01.
That reading is an impact-path choice, not a property stored on the Fact itself.
Confidence is stated on the impact path, not hidden in adjectives. Dedicatory language in later letters is neighbouring. Mixed effects of Verona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic are separate paths.
Shared responsibility is part of Verona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic. Naming Dante Alighieri does not delete co-authors, institutions, or later transmitters. The lag from 1312-01-01 to any measured indicator is not treated as zero. Alternative explanations — weather, other armies, later statutes, or independent cultural change — remain live where the sources do not close them.
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- ActorDante Alighieri
- contributed toFactVerona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic
- strengthensDriverInstitutional Corruption
- strengthensIndicatorPolitical corruption index
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Factrail. (2026). Verona under Cangrande della Scala shelters the exile as court patronage, a dependence path not a republic. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/dan-verona-patronage
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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