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The Guelphs and Ghibellines (/ ˈ ɡ w ɛ l f s ... ˈ ɡ ɪ b ɪ l aɪ n z / GWELFS... GHIB-il-ynze, US also /-l iː n z,-l ɪ n z /-eenz, -inz; Italian: guelfi e ghibellini [ˈɡwɛlfi e ɡibelˈliːni,-fj e-]) were factions supporting respectively the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor in the Italian city-states of Central Italy and Northern Italy during the Middle Ages.
In 1258, the Guelphs succeeded in expelling from Florence the last of the Ghibellines with any real power; [12] they followed this with the murder of Tesauro Beccharia, Abbot of Vallombrosa, who was accused of plotting the return of the Ghibellines. [13] The feud came to a head two years later when the Florentines, aided by their Tuscan allies ...
After Benevento, Clement IV continued the papal policy of employing Charles to resist the power of the Ghibellines, although with this support was the fear that the Angevins themselves would, like the Hohenstaufen before them, attempt to dominate northern as well as southern Italy and thus menace the temporal power of the Holy See, despite ...
The Battle of Cassano was fought in the Autumn of 1259 between Guelph and Ghibelline armies in Northern Italy. In 1259, Ezzelino da Romano and his Ghibelline army moved into Lombardy and besieged Orci Novi. [8] However, the approach of the Guelph army forced Ezzelino to abandon the siege and cross the Oglio River.
The Battle of Campaldino was fought between the Guelphs and Ghibellines on 11 June 1289. [9] Mixed bands of pro-papal Guelf forces of Florence and allies, Pistoia, Lucca, Siena, and Prato, all loosely commanded by the paid condottiero Amerigo di Narbona with his own professional following, met a Ghibelline force from Arezzo including the perhaps reluctant bishop, Guglielmino degli Ubertini, in ...
Pages in category "Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 January 2025. War between two Italian city states (Bologna and Modena) in 1325 War of the Bucket Part of the second phase of the Guelphs–Ghibellines power struggle Date 1325 Location Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy Result Modenese Victory Belligerents Bologna (Guelph) Modena (Ghibelline) Commanders ...
The Battle of Montebruno took place between the Guelph City of Asti and the Ghibelline County of Savoy. Thomas II of Savoy invaded the territory of Asti, but he was defeated [1] by the Astigiani army at Montebruno in Garzigliana, near Pinerolo. Thomas II had taken refuge in Turin, however there he was captured.