Jacopo II da Carrara

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Tomb of Jacopo II da Carrara
in Church of the Eremitani

Jacopo II da Carrara (or Giacomo II) (died 1350), of the

Francesco Petrarca to Padua for a time, and his own son, Francesco I, was an artisan. Jacopo also introduced the carrarino
as the currency of Padua.

In May 1345 Jacopo murdered the incumbent prince,

Virgin Mary
to adorn his tomb in the church of Sant' Agostino (it was moved, following bombing during the Second World War, to the Church of the Eremitani).