Siege of Viterbo

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Coordinates: 42°25′7.00″N 12°6′15.01″E / 42.4186111°N 12.1041694°E / 42.4186111; 12.1041694
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Battle of Viterbo
Part of the Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines
Date1243
Location
Viterbo, Lazio, present-day Italy
42°25′7.00″N 12°6′15.01″E / 42.4186111°N 12.1041694°E / 42.4186111; 12.1041694
Result Guelph victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire and Ghibellines
Guelphs
Commanders and leaders
Frederick II
Siege of Viterbo is located in Italy
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Location within Italy
Siege of Viterbo is located in Mediterranean
Siege of Viterbo
Siege of Viterbo (Mediterranean)

The siege of Viterbo was fought in 1243 between the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and the rebellious city of Viterbo, 50 km north of Rome.[1]

History

Frederick intervened when the

siege towers. The siege thus resulted in a humiliation for Frederick.[2]

Ranieri of Viterbo
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See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-78274-119-0
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  2. ISBN 978-0-85115-357-5
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