Tag: Tortona

• 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

  September 24, 2019

  Alberto da Giussano, Alessandria, Cairate, Como, Crema, Cremona, Enrico da Landriano, Frederick Barbarossa, Galvano Fiamma, Guido da Landriano, Legnano, Lombard League, Matteo Salvini, Milan, Olona, Pavia, Podcast, Rinaldo Beretta, Risorgimento, Ticino, Tortona, Verona

• 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.

  A History of Italy

  September 12, 2019

  Alessandria, Alexander III, Ancona, Bologna, Cavriago, Christian of Mainz, Como, Florence, Frederick Barbarossa, Genoa, Lombard League, Manuel Comnenus, Milan, Nero Grasso, Normans, Parma, Pavia, Piacenza, Pisa, Po River, Podcast, Reggio Emilia, Susa Valley, Tortona, William II