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Perpetual General Captain of the People

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The Scaligeri have claimed the title of Capitano del Popolo not as a temporary office but as a permanent grant rooted in commune law, framing every military campaign as the defense of civic rights rather than dynastic ambition and making it far harder for rivals to cast our wars as mere aggression. Cangrande della Scala built his reputation on exactly this legitimacy (riding out against Milan, Venice, and Padua while presenting each conflict as a just cause) and we formalize his example by keeping the city's councils engaged in decisions that other lords make alone. This combination of legal standing and public mandate makes rivals reluctant to antagonize us openly, since any attack on Verona reads as an attack on the commune itself.

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