 Nevertheless, due to his recognition, Mussato was knighted and became a member of the "Consiglio Maggiore" of Padua and was nominated to become a "miles pro commune" in 1296, at the young age of 35.In 1294, he married Mabilia Lemici, daughter of Guglielmo Dente Lemici (or illegitimate daughter according to Giovanni da Nono).He eventually moved to the area where the Lemici Palazzo was located and he became the legal guardian of Guglielmo II when Vitaliano, son of Guglielmo Lemici, died in 1310.