Battle of Gamenario
| Battle of Gamenario | |
|---|---|
Gamenario, Piedmont | |
| Result |
Ghibelline victory[1]
|
and Angevin lands
(Ghibellines)
Asti
Pavia
The Battle of Gamenario, fought on 22 April 1345, was a decisive battle of the wars between the
communes). It took place in north-west Italy in what is now part of the commune of Santena about 15 km southeast of Turin
.
In the spring of 1344 Queen
commune of Asti (1339) after expelling the Solaro family.[4] The latter had subjugated Mondovì, Cherasco, and Savigliano, ousted the Falletti from Alba, and later moved against Chieri, a stronghold of the Angevine possessions in Piedmont.[5]
Reforza conquered
Gamenario, a castle in the neighbourhood of Santena. Lombard Ghibellines formed an anti-Angevin alliance, choosing John II as their leader. On 22 April, he confronted Reforza d'Agoult and battle was joined. The meeting was brief and bloody. Initially uncertain, the outcome was a victory for the Ghibellines, who recovered the besieged fortress and dealt a severe blow to Angevin influence in Piedmont. To celebrate his victory, John built a new church in Asti in honour of Saint George
, near whose feast day the battle was won.
In the aftermath,
Luchino Visconti received Alessandria and the House of Savoy (related to the Palaiologos of Montferrat) received Chieri
. The Angevins lost almost complete control of the region and many formerly French cities declared themselves independent.
The defeat of the Angevins was also a defeat for Angevin-supported
that margraviate
was ended at Gamenario.
References
- ^ Cox, Eugene L. (1967). The Green Count of Savoy, Amadeus VI and transalpine Savoy in the fourteenth century. Princeton University: Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press.
- ^ a b Comba, Rinaldo (2006). Gli Angiò nell'Italia nord-occidentale, 1259-1382. Milan.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Istituto storico italiano per il Medio Evo (1908). Rerum italicarum scriptores: Volume 15, Part 3. Roma.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ferro, Natale. Gli Astesi alla Battaglia di Gamenario (1345)publisher=Il Platano.
- ^ a b Cavallari Murat, Augusto (1969). Antologia Monumentale di Chieri. Turin. p. 44.
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Sources
- Storia del Monferrato.
- Giuseppe Cerrato: "In Atti della Società ligure di storia patria" — S. 2, vol. 17 (1885), p. 382–542
- Studi Piemontesi: VII (1978), 2, pp. 341–51