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The city of Petrarch in the 13th century, Padua was under constant threat of foreign domination in the 14th century. In the turbulent years between 1318 and 1405, ten rulers succeeded one another as Lord of Padua; nine of those rulers were members of a single family - the Carrara. This account is a detailed study of an early Italian signorial regime. The author begins by describing Padua's late-medieval settings, exploring the geographic and institutional givens inherited by the early Carrara lords as they fought to maintain their city's independence. He also examines the changing composition of the Carrara family relationships, the regime's household government, its economic and landed interests, investments in textiles and trade and the developmnet of its own mint and tax system.