Battle of Legnano
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The Battle of Legnano was a pivotal 1176 clash in northern Italy where the Lombard League’s communal forces defeated Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, marking a major setback for imperial authority in the region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Legnano canonical | 6 |
| La battaglia di Legnano | 1 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Italian national identity
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Lombard League ⓘ
surface form:
Lega Lombarda (Lombard League)
|
| belligerent |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Lombard League ⓘ |
| combatant |
communes of northern Italy
ⓘ
forces of Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ |
| commander |
Alberto da Giussano (legendary)
ⓘ
Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Monument to the Warrior of Legnano
ⓘ
Palio di Legnano ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | 29 May 1176 ⓘ |
| describedAs | pivotal clash between communal and imperial forces in northern Italy ⓘ |
| followedBy | Peace of Constance ⓘ |
| hasCause | conflict over imperial control of northern Italian communes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Kingdom of Italy (medieval)
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Italy (within the Holy Roman Empire)
|
| influenced |
Peace of Constance
ⓘ
surface form:
Peace of Constance of 1183
|
| involvedOrganization |
Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Lombard League ⓘ |
| location |
Legnano
ⓘ
Lombardy ⓘ Northern Italy ⓘ
surface form:
northern Italy
|
| mentionedIn | Italian patriotic literature ⓘ |
| notableFeature | use of the Carroccio by the Lombard League ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ |
| outcome | defeat of Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ |
| partOf | conflict between the Lombard League and Frederick I Barbarossa ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Monte Porzio ⓘ |
| representedBy | Carroccio of Legnano ⓘ |
| result | Lombard League victory ⓘ |
| significance |
major setback for imperial authority in northern Italy
ⓘ
strengthened autonomy of Lombard communes ⓘ symbol of Italian communal resistance to imperial power ⓘ |
| topicOf | historical studies on medieval Italy ⓘ |
| year | 1176 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La battaglia di Legnano