Filippo Argenti
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Filippo Argenti or Filippo Argente (13th century), a politician and a citizen of Florence, was a member of the Cavicciuoli branch of the aristocratic family of Adimari, according to Boccaccio.[1] Filippo's children were Giovanni Argente and Salvatore Argente. Salvatore later travelled to Spain and established himself in Barcelona and his descendants in Valencia, where his grandson Salvatore was established in the small village of Navarres and changed the spelling of his surname to Argente. The Adimari family were part of the Black Guelph political faction.
Filippo is reputed to have received the nickname "Argenti" by having his horse shod with silver. He makes an appearance in the
Filippo Argenti appears as a character in the fifth circle of Hell in the
Early commentators recount various incidents to explain the antipathy between Dante and Filippo:
- Filippo once slapped Dante
- Filippo's brother had taken Dante's possessions after Dante's exile from Florence
- Filippo's family had opposed Dante's return from exile
References
- ^ ISBN 9780195087444.