Sciarra Colonna (representing the Roman people)

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Sciarra Colonna was a powerful Roman nobleman and political leader of the Colonna family who played a prominent role in early 14th-century conflicts between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.

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Sciarra Colonna (representing the Roman people) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian noble
Roman noble
human
medieval politician
military leader
activeInPeriod early 14th century
affiliation Ghibelline faction
Roman aristocracy
conflict Colonna–papal conflicts
countryOfCitizenship Papal States
era Late Middle Ages
Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Colonna
givenName Sciarra
knownFor leadership within the Colonna family
role in Roman communal politics
violent opposition to Pope Boniface VIII
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
memberOf Colonna family
nobleFamily Colonna family
notableFor conflicts with Pope Boniface VIII
opposition to papal authority
participation in the attack on Pope Boniface VIII at Anagni
role in early 14th-century conflicts between papacy and Holy Roman Empire
support for the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VII
opponent Pope Boniface VIII
papal authority
participatedIn Outrage of Anagni
placeOfBirth Rome
placeOfDeath Rome
politicalAlignment anti-papal
pro-imperial
positionHeld Roman nobleman
leader of the Colonna family
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
represented Roman people
interests of the Colonna family
residence Rome
roleInEvent leader in the seizure of Pope Boniface VIII at Anagni
supportedBy French monarchy
anti-papal factions in Rome

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Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV crownedBy Sciarra Colonna (representing the Roman people)
subject surface form: Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor