Battle of Tagliacozzo
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The Battle of Tagliacozzo (1268) was a decisive clash in the War of the Sicilian Vespers in which Charles I of Anjou’s forces defeated the Hohenstaufen claimant Conradin, effectively ending Hohenstaufen rule in Italy.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tagliacozzo canonical | 3 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battaglia di Tagliacozzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Angevin dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hohenstaufen dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Angevin forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles I of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Conradin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hohenstaufen forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
conflict between papal and imperial factions in Italy
ⓘ
struggle for control of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ |
| combatantSide |
Ghibellines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guelphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alard de Saint-Valéry
NERFINISHED
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Charles I of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ Conradin NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | War of the Sicilian Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| date | 1268-08-23 ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| followedBy |
capture of Conradin
ⓘ
execution of Conradin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Medieval Italy ⓘ |
| involvedDynasty |
House of Anjou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Hohenstaufen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Abruzzo
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ near Tagliacozzo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of the last Hohenstaufen claimant in Italy
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use of a concealed reserve by Charles I of Anjou ⓘ |
| partOf |
Italian Wars of the 13th century
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War of the Sicilian Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Benevento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Angevin victory
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defeat of Conradin ⓘ end of effective Hohenstaufen rule in Italy ⓘ |
| significance |
consolidation of Angevin power in southern Italy
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end of Hohenstaufen political ambitions in Italy ⓘ |
| year | 1268 ⓘ |
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