OH QUALI IO VIDI QUEI CHE SON DISFATTI PER LOR SUPERBIA!
DANTE, PAR., XVI,109-110
O HOW BEHELD I THOSE WHO ARE UNDONE BY THEIR OWN PRIDE!
Among the noble families that Dante and Cacciaguida review, here we mention the Uberti, fallen into ruin because of their haughtiness and banished from the city due to their rebellion against the Municipal laws. The tower-houses of the Uberti stood in the area of Palazzo Vecchio, together with other noble Ghibelline families, demolished as they were exiled. It is on their ashes that the Guelph Civic Palace has been built - still under construction at the time of Dante. Next to this memorial plaque, there is another one about the famous Farinata degli Uberti (click here to learn more).
Lapide Dantesca: Cortile di Palazzo Vecchio
P.za della Signoria, Firenze
