Battle of Civitella
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The Battle of Civitella, also known as the Battle of Civitate, was an 11th-century clash in southern Italy in which Norman forces decisively defeated a papal coalition, solidifying Norman power in the region.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Civitella canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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medieval battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Norman rule in southern Italy recognized de facto
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Pope Leo IX captured ⓘ Pope Leo IX held in honorable captivity by Normans ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Civitate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
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Lombard principalities NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman County of Aversa NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Duchy of Apulia NERFINISHED ⓘ Papal States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 11th century ⓘ |
| combatant |
Holy Roman Empire contingents
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Lombard forces ⓘ Norman forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Pope Leo IX's forces NERFINISHED ⓘ papal coalition ⓘ |
| commander |
Humphrey of Hauteville
NERFINISHED
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Richard I of Aversa NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Guiscard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn |
Norman conquest of southern Italy
NERFINISHED
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Norman–papal conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1053-06-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | consolidation of Norman principalities in southern Italy ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Mezzogiorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
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near Civitate ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ |
| militaryOutcome | Normans maintained and expanded territorial control in southern Italy ⓘ |
| opponentType |
imperial contingents of the Holy Roman Empire
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papal coalition army ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Gerard of Galeria
NERFINISHED
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Pope Leo IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudolf of Benevento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Norman expansion in Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Norman incursions into Apulia and Campania ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
House of Hauteville
NERFINISHED
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Norman conquest of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Norman victory
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decisive Norman victory over papal coalition ⓘ |
| significance |
solidified Norman power in southern Italy
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weakened papal military influence in southern Italy ⓘ |
| year | 1053 ⓘ |
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