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Topic: Battle of Fossalta


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  List of battles 601-1400 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_battles_601-1400   (3125 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
However, until the debacle at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214, Frederick's authority was quite tenuous and he was recognized only in southern Germany: in northern Germany, the center of Guelph power, Otto continued to hold the reins of royal and imperial power despite excommunication.
Even more shocking for Frederick was the capture of his son Enzio by the Bolognese at the Battle of Fossalta, in the May of the same year.
Otto, crushed in the Battle of Bouvines by the French, died some years later, a lonely man in the Harzburg, while Frederick would be crowned Emperor in Rome by the pope.
baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Frederick_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor   (6051 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It was built between 1244/46 (at the same time than the palace of Podestà) as an extension of Municipal buildings.
In 1249 it became the “'residence” of King Enzo of Sardinia, the King taken prisoner in the battle of Fossalta, Frederick Barbarossa's grand-son.
In this palace the King spent his remaining twenty three years of life, until his death in 1279.
cnr.nextend.net /Portale/re_enzo_palace.htm   (177 words)

  
 Pictures and Postcards from Bologna, Italy - Romania Web Collection
The palace, destined in the beginning to house the Town's Council, dates from 1244.
In this building King Enzo, son of Frederick II, was kept until his death (1272) after having been defeated and taken prisoner by the Bolognese at the battle of Fossalta (1249).
In the ground floor of the palace, once covered by cross-vaults, war engines were kept while the big halls of the mezzanine and of the first floor were used for popular gatherings.
www.aboutromania.com /bologna4.html   (87 words)

  
 Free Online Wargames | Associazione Fossalta | Scutum et Pilum Miniature Rules   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Scutum et Pilum is our miniature rule system to simulate battle in ancient era.
Game scale is Grand Tactical and it's aimed to battle of 5,000 men and more for each side.
This rule system is not a complete game: you need a set of cards for each conflict in order to play.
games.associazionefossalta.org /en_SP.html   (205 words)

  
 Art Cities
At the foot of the God are four cherubs which represent the Ganges, the Nile, the Amazon and the Danube – the rivers of the continents known to man at that time.
Originally called Palatium Novum because it was added on to the older Palazzo del Podestà, it was then renamed Palazzo Re Enzo, as it became in fact the prison of Enzo, son of the Emperor Frederic the Second, who was defeated by the people of Bologna in the Battle of the Fossalta (1249).
Only part of the building can be visited; from the courtyard, you go up a staircase leading to a “loggia” or gallery from which there is a spectacular view.
www.pianadeicastagni.it /Artcities.htm   (1389 words)

  
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Here we find the entrances to the two buildings which will host the Prix Italia — Palazzo Re Enzo and Sala Borza.
An imposing mediaeval construction built in 1244, which owes its name to the son of Federico Barbarossa, Enzo, captured by the Bologna militia during the Battle of Fossalta in 1242.
For the twenty-three years until his death, King Enzo was held prisoner by the Bolognesi in this building.
www.prixitalia.rai.it /new/current_2b2.html   (162 words)

  
 e2003 eChallenges Welcome
Built in 1200, Palazzo Re Enzo combines architectural beauty with modern IT facilities.
Its name reflects the fact that following his capture by the Bolognese at the battle of Fossalta, Enzo, King of Sardinia was kept in the fortress until his death in 1271.
Palazzo Re Enzo is centrally situated in Piazza del Nettuno.
www.echallenges.org /2003?page=venue   (382 words)

  
 Al Cappello Rosso | Bologna-City-Heart Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Coucil Collection of ancient art and the Morandi can be entered through the Courtyard.
Built in 1244, it was, for 23 years, the prison of King Enzo, the son of Federick II, captured during the battle of Fossalta.
The Al Cappello Rosso is a four star top-class hotel that offers a very valuable accommodation.
www.euro-hotels.ws /Directory/Italy/Bologna-Center/222211.html   (198 words)

  
 Hello Bologna
At the end of via Indipendenza, you’ll find the famous Piazza Nettuno, the center of which is dominated by an imposing stature of the sea god, Neptune (Nettuno), which the natives have always referred to as “The Giant”.
Piazza Nettuno is bounded on two sides by the Palazzo Comunale (City Hall) and Palazzo Re Enzo, which held captive the son of Frederick of Swabia who was taken prisoner in the crucial Battle of Fossalta.
The building in which the young Enzo was incarcerated is, actually, the newest part of the Palazzo del Podestà, the grandiose structure that faces onto Piazza Maggiore.
www.hellobologna.bolognafiere.it /eng/citylife/03_itinerari_1.asp?c=3   (423 words)

  
 DIS 2001: Social Programme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The visit to the Museo Morandi, devoted to the work of the Bologna painter Giorgio Morandi(1890-1964), will start from "Sala Farnese".
It is named after King Enzo, the son of Frederick II, captured during the battle of Fossalta (1249) and confined here for 20 years.
Museo Archeologico - is located in the ancient "Ospedale della Morte" (Death Hospital).
dis2001.bo.infn.it /social_programme.html   (275 words)

  
 Bologna - Festivals And Events | Footprint Guides
Jousts would take place and Bologna even had its own palio, a horse race, similar to that which still runs in Siena, around the piazza Maggiore.
The race, organized by San Bartolomeo, took place on August 24th every year in order to commemorate the capture and bringing to Bologna of Re Enzo, son of Frederick II, after the Battle of Fossalta.
Another famous festival was la festa della porchetta, held on the same day, involving food and finally a suckling pig being thrown down on the masses as a gift by the nobility from the window of the Palazzo Comunale.
www.footprintguides.com /Bologna/Festivals-And-Events.php   (218 words)

  
 Hotel in Bologna Hotel, Bologna ferienwohnung Italien
The Coucil Collection of ancient art and the Morandi Museum can be entered through the Courtyard.
The Palazzo Re Enzo: Built in 1244, it was, for 23 years, the prison of King Enzo, the son of Federick II, captured during the battle of Fossalta.
The Basilica of San Petronio: is one of the largest churches in Christendom in the world and was built by Antonio di Vincenzo between the XIV-XVII centuries.
www.hotelsbologna.it /?c=124_5_3169__ge   (898 words)

  
 About Me and my father
MY FATHER WAS IN ONE OF THE BIGGEST BATTLES OF WW1 ON THE ITALIAN FRONT.
WHEN RECOVERED FROM HIS WOUNDS, HE WAS ENROLLED IN THE SPECIAL FORCES "ARDITI" WHICH WAS THE FORERUNNER OF ALL SPECIAL FORCES WE SEE TODAY IN MILITARY ARMIES.!
HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE BATTLE OF FOSSALTA ON THE PIAVE RIVER IN WHICH ERNEST HEMMINGWAY WAS WOUNDED AND IMMORTALIZED IN HIS NOVEL"A FAREWELL TO ARMS."
www.geocities.com /mnastasia   (85 words)

  
 BOLOGNA Opera
Originally an Etruscan centre, it was colonised by Gauls and Romans.
In the 11th century it became the first city in Europe to found a university, and by the Middle Ages Bologna was an independent city-state reaching the height of its power in 1249 following its victory at the battle of Fossalta.
In the 16th century Bologna came under Papal Rule, but Maintained its Senate and sent an Ambassador to Rome.
www.jmb-travel.co.uk /operahouse.asp?city_ref=33   (307 words)

  
 Italian Pride: Bologna, The Italian Museum of Food
After another couple hundred years, the Romans took over.
In 1249, Bologna won its independence from Rome in the Battle of Fossalta, taking prisoner the son of the Holy Roman Emperor.
In spite of subsequent feudal wars, the city grew in wealth and was eventually taken under the wing of the papal states in the beginning of the sixteenth century.
www.italianpride.com /bologna.htm   (336 words)

  
 Parma and Bologna tour
It is, therefore, not surprising that when Frederick Barbarossa needed lawyers to establish what legal rights the German emperor had in Italy, these so-called Regalia were then promulgated as the Decrees of Roncaglia after the doctors of Bologna Law School had established what was the law of the land.
Whilst the university was willing to work for the emperor, the town's allegiance was to the popes, and in 1249 Bologna defeated the army of Emperor Frederick II at the battle of Fossalta and captured Frederick's natural son, Enzo.
As a hostage, Re Enzo (King Enzo) spent the rest of his days in a palace in Bologna.
www.plantagenettours.com /2002/parmabologna.html   (1829 words)

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