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	Military history of Italy
		The Battle of Gavinana August 3, 1530 Thursday, 3/2/06, 5:41 AM The Battle of Gavinana was fought on August 3, 1530 between the city of Florence and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire.
		Battle of Tagliacozzo 1268 Wednesday, 3/16/05, 6:23 AM Conradin, 15 years old and last of the Hohenstaufen Emperors, was defeated by the pro-Papal Guelfs and beheaded in the marketplace of Naples.
		Although she lost the battle of Volta in 1080, she ensured that, during the campaign of 1081- 84, the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV did not have use of the trans-Apennine routes.
	britishbattles.homestead.com /italy.html (4034 words)

	Chronology of the Middle Ages in Europe
		The Pisan fleet was defeated by the Genoese in the naval Battle of Meloria, near Leghorn (Livorno).
		In the Battle of Altopascio the Tuscan Guelfs were defeated by Castruccio Castracani, Lord of Lucca and Pistoia and leader of the Tuscan Ghibellines.
		In the naval Battle of Sluys, (l'Ecluse), the English fleet defeated the French navy, and established a superiority in the "English" Channel.
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	chronological 1250 - 1299
		April 06: Battle of Fariskur: King Louis IX is captured along with his army and ransomed in exchange for the surrender of Damietta - the only real achievement of the Crusade.
		Latins of Achaea defeated by the Greeks in the Battle of Pelagonia.
		Livonian Teutonic Knights defeated by the Lithuanians in the Battle of Durbe.
	www.allcrusades.com /CHRONOLOGICAL/chrono-1250-1299.html (2712 words)

	Guelphs and Ghibellines
		"Welf" and "Waiblingen" were first used as rallying cries at the battle of Weinsberg (1140), where Frederick's son, Emperor Conrad III (1138-1152), defeated Welf, the brother of the rebellious Duke of Bavaria, Henry the Proud.
		The prolonged struggle carried on by the successors of Honorius, from Gregory IX to Clement IV, against the last Swabian princes, mingled with the worst excesses of the Italian factions on either side, is the central and most typical phase of the Guelph and Ghibelline story.
		The defeat of Frederick's grandson, Conradin, at the battle of Tagliacozzo (1268) followed by his judicial murder at Naples by the command of Charles, marks the end of the struggle and the overthrow of the German imperial power in Italy for two and a half centuries.
	www.san-miniato.com /guelphs.htm (2132 words)

	La Contea camping village
		The city of Tagliacozzo’s symbol is represented by two knights with a crown helmet who hold their mantels with their left arm and with their right one hold two swords as if they were to peacefully part it.
		The battle, which was a turning point in Europe’s history, was described by Dante in the XXVIII Chant of the Inferno in the Divine Commedy.
		Near to Tagliacozzo, this structure was built in the 14th century, date of the holy icon there cherished which was rescued from Leone III Isaurico holy imagery devastation.
	www.laconteacamping.it /english/historical_details.asp (1178 words)

	Tagliacozzo - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		TAGLIACOZZO, a town of the Abruzzi, Italy, in the province of Aquila, 56 m.
		The place was given to the Colonna family in 1526.
		At the end of 1268 a battle took place here between Conradin of Hohenstaufen and Charles of Anjou, which resulted in the defeat of Conradin and his execution.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Tagliacozzo (145 words)

	Battle of Benevento - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Benevento was fought near Benevento, in Southern Italy, on February 26, 1266, between the troops of Charles of Anjou and Manfred of Sicily.
		At the time of the battle, the Hohenstaufen ruler in the Kingdom of Sicily (which included Sicily and southern Italy) was Manfred, illegitimate son of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.
		Behind them was the first battle, 1,200 German mercenaries armed in coats-of-plates (a novelty at the time), commanded by his cousin Giordano Lancia and Galvano of Anglona.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Benevento (676 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Guelphs and Ghibellines
		The names "Guelph" and "Ghibelline" appear to have originated in Germany, in the rivalry between the house of Welf (Dukes of Bavaria) and the house of Hohenstaufen (Dukes of Swabia), whose ancestral castle was Waiblingen in Franconia.
		Victor, in opposition to the legitimate sovereign pontiff, Alexander III (1159), and destroyed Milan (1162), but was signally defeated by the forces of the Lombard League at the battle of Legnano (1176) and compelled to agree to the peace of Constance (1183), by which the liberties of the
		The defeat of Frederick's grandson, Conradin, at the battle of Tagliacozzo (1268) followed by his judicial murder at Naples by the command of Charles, marks the end of the struggle and the overthrow of the
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07056c.htm (2103 words)

	Chronology History of Naples
		Battle of Benevento; Manfred defeated and killed by Charles
		Conradin (son of Conrad IV) leads an expedition to reclaim Sicily; at the battle of Tagliacozzo he is defeated by Charles and executed at Naples
		Battle of Tagliacozzo; defeat and execution of Conradin; Charles secures his control over the kingdom
	www.delbalzo.net /cronology.htm (1491 words)

	FREE MonkeyNotes Study Guide Summary-The Divine Comedy:The Inferno by Dante Alighieri(Dante's Inferno)-CANTO XXVIII ...
		The ones mentioned by Dante are battles that occurred in Puglia and the battles by Robert Gusicand.
		The last example that Dante gives of a battle is the one that occurred between Charles of Anjou and the followers of Manfred.
		At the battle of Tagliacozzo Charles followed the advice of his general Erard de Valery ("Alardo") and won the battle.
	www.pinkmonkey.com /booknotes/monkeynotes/pmDivine92.asp (2425 words)

	Medieval battle axes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		I have a little page up that shows some of the battle axe research I have been doing on the side of my.
		Battle Axes Manufacturer, Polearms Exporter, Hand Axes, Medieval.
		Battle Maces, Swords, Medieval weapons, Fantasy Crossbows and Halberds medieval battle axes.
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	Battle of Tagliacozzo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Tagliacozzo was fought on August 23, 1268 between the French forces of Charles of Anjou and the Italian/Spanish/Roman/Arab/Germans, led by Conradin.
		Conradin's forces won the first encounter, but Charles' reserve forces entered the fight and massacred Conradin's forces while they where plundering the enemy camp.
		This article about a historical battle is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Tagliacozzo (169 words)

	Battle of Fossalta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Fossalta was fought on May 26, 1249 between Bologna and an alliance of Cremona, Modena, and Sardinia.
		The Ghibelline forces were led by Enzio of Sardinia.
		Bologna won the battle, and Enzio was captured.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Fossalta (136 words)

	Chapter 10: A History of Aragon and Catalonia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He was the son of one Richard Blum, a German falconer to Frederick VI who had married an Italian woman, and was killed in the battle of Tagliacozzo.
		The Catalan fleet then proceeded to ravage the shores of Thrace and of the Hellespont and a continual stream of terror-stricken refugees arrived at Constantinople, to the surprise of Andronicus, who had hoped that the Catalans were well on the road to Sicily.
		In the spring of 1311 a battle was fought on the banks of the Cephissus; the Catalans converted the battle-field into a marsh by diverting the river, so that the cavalry of the enemy was unable to operate and the Duke was utterly defeated.
	libro.uca.edu /chaytor/hac10.htm (5985 words)

	Surname Lancia and variations
		Galvano, a son of Manfred II, was an important figure in the reign and marshal of Sicily in 1256.
		He sided with Corradino at Tagliacozzo against Charles of Anjou, was captured and killed.
		Giordano d'Agliano, a brother of Bianca, was the King's governor in central Italy, leading the Ghibelline faction in the Montaperti battle in 1260 side by sade with Manente degli Uberti, nicknamed Farinata and celebrated in Dante's Inferno, where he was defeated and died later in prison in Benevento.
	www.surnamesinitaly.com /surnames-origin/surnames-l/lancia.htm (672 words)

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		Winning the Battle of Lake Regillus in 493 BC, Rome established again the supremacy over the Latin countries it had lost after the fall of the monarchy.
		To repay his loyalty, Frederick sent to the commune the Carroccio he had won to the Lombards at the battle of Cortenuova in 1234, and which was exposed in the Campidoglio.
		But Conradin and the Ghibelline party were crushed in the Battle of Tagliacozzo (1268), and therefore Rome fell again in the hands of Charles.
	rome.showcity.info /history.php (9034 words)

	emperor frederick ii (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		However, until the debacle at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214 Frederick's authority was quite tenuous, and he was only recognized in southern Germany, as Otto IV had largely held on to the reins of royal and imperial power until then despite the excommunication, especially in northern Germany, the center of Guelph power.
		As a result of the decisive military loss at Bouvines Otto had lost the practical means to hold on to kingship and emperorship (and he withdrew to the Guelph hereditary lands to die, virtually supporterless, in 1218).
		He invaded Italy in 1268 to reclaim his Kingdom from Charles of Anjou, but was defeated and captured by Charles at the Battle of Tagliacozzo and publicly executed at age 16 on October 29, 1268 in Naples.
	www.crusades-history.com /Emperor-Frederick-II.aspx (3189 words)

	Tchatting.com Forums
		1268 - Battle of Tagliacozzo, Angevine victory over Conradin of Hohenstaufen.
		1328 - Battle of Cassel: French troops stop an uprising of Flemish farmers.
		1813 - At the Battle of Grossbeeren, the Prussians under Von BÃ¼low repulse the French army.
	www.tchatting.com /forum/vbencyclopedia.php?title=August_23 (1984 words)

	28TH GENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		He Was in Battle of Benevento in 1266 in Italy.
		He Ruled as King of Naples and Two Sicilies between 1266 and 1285 in Italy.
		He Was in Battle of Tagliacozzo in 1268 in Italy.
	home.att.net /~hamiltonclan/hamilton/dukes/d425.htm (127 words)

	ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
		John was actually successful on his part, but the Germans were so soundly defeated at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214 that John was forced to return to England empty-handed.
		John made one last major effort to recover his losses, but this ended in a catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Bouvines (John didn't lose the battle, Otto of Brunswick did, but the loss meant John could not recover his French lands).
		By the time that faded into memory, Sicily was falling under the domination of the Hohenstaufen, and southern Italy became a pawn in the battle between Emperor and Pope.
	the-orb.net /textbooks/crusade/europecru.html (11720 words)

	Angevin Naples part 1
		Charles of Anjou arrived victorious in Naples in 1266 to begin the two centuries of Angevin rule of southern Italy, which established Naples as a European capital and continued the tradition of the southern monarchy whilst the rest of Italy was fragmenting into city communes and states.
		Having defeated and killed the Swabian ruler Manfred in battle, Charles quickly began to secure his position by imprisoning all supporters of the imperial designs of the Teutons.
		Their armies met in decisive battle at Tagliacozzo, on the border between Abruzzo and Lazio and a defeated Corradino, attempting to flee Italy, was taken prisoner in Terracina and brought to Naples.
	faculty.ed.umuc.edu /~jmatthew/naples/angevin1.html (1128 words)

	Ravello - The Rufoli And Other Noble Families
		In 1275 Matteo Rufolo and fifteen other nobles of this neighbourhood held the royal crown in pledge for.
		The Rufoli fought for Charles in the battle of Tagliacozzo, which ensured to him the crown of Naples.
		Lorenzo and his father settled in Apulia, where they traded in woollen goods and in rare and costly wares.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles33n/ravello-4.shtml (1183 words)

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