 In 1316–1321 he was host of Dante Alighieri.In 1322 he was named "capitano del popolo" of Bologna and left the government of Ravenna to his brother Rinaldo, who was archbishop of the city though without the Papal confirmation.Ostasio I da Polenta, from the family line of Cervia, profited of the situation to kill Rinaldo and seize the power for himself.