Background
He was born in Florence, and two documents from 1189 and 1201 mention his existence.
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Cacciaguida Degli Elisei
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Career
Little is known about his life. All other details of his biography are those from his most famous descendant"s works. Dante recounts that Cacciaguida joined the Second Crusade and was there knighted by Emperor Conrad III before dying in the Holy Land.
Dante meets Cacciaguida in Paradiso, precisely in the canti XV-XVII. Apart from their literary value, the canti are important for the information they provide about Florence in the 12th century.
In the canto XVII, Cacciaguida forecasts Dante"s future, namely his exile from Florence and the solitude of his late years.
