Holy Roman Empire campaigns in Italy
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Holy Roman Empire campaigns in Italy were a series of medieval and early modern military expeditions by German emperors seeking to assert imperial authority and influence over the Italian peninsula.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event series
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military campaign ⓘ |
| hasCause |
assertion of imperial authority in Italy
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conflict with the papacy over investiture and sovereignty ⓘ control of the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ control of trade routes and wealthy Italian cities ⓘ |
| hasChronologicalContext |
Early modern period
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High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
devastation of parts of northern and central Italy
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entanglement of the empire in Italian factional politics ⓘ prolonged political fragmentation of Italy ⓘ rise of Guelph and Ghibelline factions ⓘ shifts in balance of power between emperor and pope ⓘ strengthening of Italian city-state autonomy ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Italian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Naples NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Lombardy NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuscany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainParticipants |
German kings and emperors
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian city-states ⓘ Kingdom of Italy (medieval) NERFINISHED ⓘ papacy ⓘ |
| hasNotableCommander |
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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Frederick I Barbarossa NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
control over the papacy or influence on papal elections
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dynastic control of Italian crowns such as Naples and Sicily ⓘ enforcement of imperial rights in the Kingdom of Italy ⓘ securing imperial coronation in Rome ⓘ subjugation of rebellious Italian communes ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConflict |
Battle of Legnano
NERFINISHED
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Charles IV’s Italian journey NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles V’s Italian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Concordat of Worms NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick I Barbarossa’s Italian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick II’s Italian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry III’s Italian expeditions NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II’s Italian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry IV’s Italian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VII’s Italian expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ Investiture Controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Lombard League wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis IV’s Italian expedition ⓘ Maximilian I’s Italian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic campaigns in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottonian campaigns in Italy ⓘ Sack of Rome (1527) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirty Years’ War Italian operations NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession Italian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession Italian campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 10th century ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Kingdom of France
NERFINISHED
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Lombard League NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ papal states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Italy
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history of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
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