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{{Short description|Lord of Verona from 1375 to 1387}}
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| name        = Antonio I della Scala
| image       = Stemma della Scala.svg
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| noble family= [[Scaliger]]
| father      = [[Cansignorio della Scala]]
| mother      = [[Agnes of Durazzo]]
| spouse      = Samaritana de Polena
| issue       = [[Canfrancesco della Scala]]
| birth_date  = 1362
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| death_date  = 3 September 1388
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'''Antonio della Scala''' (1362 – 3 September 1388) was [[Lord of Verona]] from 1375 until 1387, initially together with his brother [[Bartolomeo II della Scala|Bartolomeo]].

Antonio was the illegitimate son of [[Cansignorio della Scala]]. At the latter's death, he was associated in the lordship with his brother Bartolomeo. In 1378 he married Samaritana da Polenta, daughter of [[Guido III da Polenta]], lord of Ravenna. In 1381 he is believed to have caused Bartolomeo's death by poison, and reigned alone after 1381, until 1387, when he was deposed by [[Gian Galeazzo Visconti]], [[Duke of Milan]].

While on an expedition to [[Tuscany]] to gather soldiers to re-establish his rule in Verona, Antonio died suddenly in 1388, at the age of 26, in [[Tredozio]] near [[Faenza]], under unclear circumstances. He was probably buried in [[Ravenna]].

Antonio's brief but eventful reign is remembered for his efforts to improve Verona's fortunes and to maintain the legacy of his illustrious family, the [[Scaliger|della Scalas]]. His son was [[Canfrancesco della Scala]] claimant of the lordship of Verona.

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