12: The Mercenaries, Perugia and Siena-Florence and Pisa-Urban V, Charles IV, and Gregory XI, Pt. 11: The Visconti-Cardinal Albornoz-Death of Rienzi-Emperor Charles IV, Pt. 10: The Black Death-Lewis of Hungary-Genoa and Venice-Marino Faliero, Pt. 9: The Duke of Athens-Joanna of Naples-Rienzi, Pt. 8: King John of Bohemia-Mastino della Scala, Pt. 6: Adolf of Nassau-Henry of Luxemburg-VeniceĬh. 5: Blacks and Whites-Charles of Valois-Removal of Popes to AvignonĬh. 4: Pisa and Genoa, Constitution of Florence-Pope Celestine VĬh. ![]() 3: Charles of Anjou-Manfred-Conradin-Sicilian VespersĬh. 2: Guelphs and Ghibellines-Ezzelino da Romano-Early VeniceĬh. 1: Introduction-Frederick Barbarossa-Innocent III-Frederick IIĬh. The terrible Visconti dominated Milan, and Genoa established a vast trading empire, only to suffer defeat and decline when her fleet was destroyed by Venice, the Queen of the Adriatic. ![]() These captains sometimes became great despots, ruling the very cities that had engaged them. Mercenary captains led hired bands of soldiers of fortune. The High Middle Ages in Italy, 1250-1409, were a time of incessant strife between rival city-states, some the Ghibelline allies of the Holy Roman Empire, others joining forces with the Guelph armies of the Papacy. Download cover art Download CD case insert Guelphs and Ghibellines: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1250-1409
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