Tag: Lombard League
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Recap 04: Episodes 051 – 076 from the Concordat of Worms to the death of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II
We stop for our usual recap to look back over episodes 051 to 076 going from the Concordat of Worms in 1122 to the death of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, with a look at the rise of the Commune city states and the maritime republics, Venice in particular.
A History of Italy
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073 – Frederick II stupor mundi (and a bit naughty)
1231 – 1237 We take a moment to look more into the provate life of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and see how his court, as well as seeing a little naughtiness going on, was a cradle of culture and science. We than deal with a rebellion by his first born son Henry before we…
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Bianca Lancia, Constitutions of Melfi, Cortenuova, Doge, Enzo of Sardinia, Falconry, Frederick Barbarossa, Frederick II, Henry VII, Isabella of England, Isabella of Jerusalem, Jolanda of Brienne, Legnano, Lombard League, Lucera, Milan, Modena, Padova, Piacenza, Pietro Tiepolo, Podcast, Reggio Emilia, Sicily, Trento, Venice -
063 – After Legnano, the cool Crusade and the Italian one
1176 – 1204 We take a look at the aftermath of the battle of Legnano which saw the forces of the Lombard League victorious against Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. Then we take a quick look at the third and fourth Crusades.
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Alessandria, Alexios, Bonifacio di Monferrato, Byzantium, Como, Constantinople, Cremona, Enrico Dandolo, Fourth Crusade, Frederick Barbarossa, Guido da Landriano, Ivrea, Legnano, Lombard League, Milan, Modena, Parma, Podcast, Pope Celestine III, Pope Gregory VIII, Pope Innocent III, Pope Lucius III, Reggio Emilia, Theobald of Champagne, Third Crusade, Turin, Venice, Verona -
062 – The battle of Legnano
1176 Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa and the Cities of the Lombard League gather their forces and clash at a small town outside of Milan, called Legnano. The battle would echo through the centuries to be remembered in Italian politics to this day.
A History of Italy
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061 – Prelude to Legnano
1166 – 1174 After the formation of the Lombard League of the communes of northern Italy a clash with Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa had become almost inevitable. Both sides now started to prepare for the confrontation that would decide the future of Italy.
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