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110. Henry II. king of Cyprus, comes to the throne. Par. C. XIX. 144. 1287. Guido dalle Colonne (mentioned by Dante in his De Vulgari Eloquio) writes “The War of Troy.” 1288. Haquin, king of Norway, makes war on Denmark. Par. C. XIX. 135. Count Ugolino de’ Gherardeschi dies of famine. H. C. XXXIII. 14. 1289. Dante is in the battle of Campaldino, where the Florentines defeat the people of Arezzo, June 11. Purg. C. V. 90. 1290. Beatrice dies. Purg. C. XXXII. 2. He serves in the war waged by the Florentines upon the Pisans, and is present at the surrender of Caprona in the autumn. H. C. XXI. 92. 1291. He marries Gemma de’ Donati, with whom he lives unhappily. By this marriage he had five sons and a daughter. Can Grande della Scala is born, March 9. H. C. I. 98. Purg. C.