FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
DANTE
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yes, among the black Guelphs
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no
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yes, for this he was sent into exile
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no, that’s why he was sent into exile
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yes, among the white Guelphs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Dante belonged to the White Guelphs. In general, the Guelphs were more often victorious. Also, in 1266, the Capetian House of Anjou, which belonged to the Guelph party, took the crown of Sicily.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the tense political life of his city, Dante played full part. A nobleman, he joined the People, registered as a Guildsman, and in 1300 was one of the six Priors, the supreme Council of Government.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Guelphs supported the papacy, and the Ghibellines supported the Holy Roman Emperor; Dante was a Guelph. However, he was a white Guelph (as opposed to a black Guelph): his group were seen to be unfaithful to the papacy and therefore many of their important figures were exiled from Florence.
Detailed explanation-4: -White and Black Guelphs By 1300, the Florentine Guelphs had divided into the Black and White Guelphs. The Blacks continued to support the Papacy, while the Whites were opposed to Papal influence, specifically the influence of Pope Boniface VIII. Dante was among the supporters of the White Guelphs.