War of the Eight Saints

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Italian war conflict war

The War of the Eight Saints was a late 14th-century conflict in which a coalition of Italian city-states led by Florence fought against the Papal States, reflecting the intense struggle between communal republics and papal authority.

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Label	Occurrences
War of the Eight Saints canonical	4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Italian war ⓘ conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
cause	Florentine opposition to papal territorial expansion in central Italy ⓘ Papal attempts to assert control over Tuscan cities ⓘ resentment of papal taxation ⓘ struggle between communal republics and papal authority ⓘ
chronologicalContext	Avignon Papacy ⓘ surface form: Avignon Papacy period late 14th century ⓘ
conflictType	Italian city-state versus Papal States conflict ⓘ
endTime	1378 ⓘ
hasEffect	financial strain on both Florence and the Papacy ⓘ increased anti-papal sentiment in Florence ⓘ strengthening of Florentine republican institutions ⓘ weakening of papal temporal authority in central Italy ⓘ
hasPart	Florentine anti-papal league ⓘ Florentine seizure of Church property ⓘ Papal interdict on Florence ⓘ Tuscan campaigns ⓘ
location	Florence ⓘ Italian Peninsula ⓘ Papal States ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Avignon Papacy ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Republic of Florence ⓘ
opponent	Republic of Florence ⓘ surface form: Florentine Republic Gregory XI ⓘ surface form: Pope Gregory XI
participant	Avignon Papacy ⓘ Florentine Council of the Eight ⓘ Papal States ⓘ Gregory XI ⓘ surface form: Pope Gregory XI Republic of Florence ⓘ mercenary companies ⓘ various Tuscan communes ⓘ
relatedTo	Avignon Papacy ⓘ Italian city-state politics ⓘ conflict between secular and ecclesiastical power ⓘ history of Florence ⓘ history of the Papal States ⓘ
result	Treaty of Tivoli ⓘ compromise peace between Florence and the Papacy ⓘ financial penalties imposed on Florence ⓘ limited papal political gains in Tuscany ⓘ
significantEvent	Florentine confiscation of Church property ⓘ formation of the Council of the Eight ⓘ imposition of papal interdict on Florence ⓘ use of mercenary companies in central Italy ⓘ
startTime	1375 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Republic of Florence → significantEvent → War of the Eight Saints ⓘ

pontificate of Gregory XI → associatedConflict → War of the Eight Saints ⓘ

Gregory XI → conflict → War of the Eight Saints ⓘ

Pierre Roger de Beaufort → participatedIn → War of the Eight Saints ⓘ