Battle of Benevento

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The Battle of Benevento (1266) was a decisive clash in southern Italy where Charles I of Anjou defeated and killed Manfred of Sicily, ending Hohenstaufen rule and reshaping the political landscape of the Italian peninsula.

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Battle of Benevento canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
associatedWith Guelph–Ghibelline conflict ⓘ
Pope Clement IV ⓘ
belligerent Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
Hohenstaufen loyalists ⓘ
Manfred of Sicily ⓘ
Papal-allied forces ⓘ
combatantStrength Angevin army including French and Provençal troops ⓘ
Hohenstaufen army including German and Italian forces ⓘ
commander Charles I of Anjou ⓘ
Manfred of Sicily ⓘ
conflictType dynastic war ⓘ
succession conflict ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
date 1266-02-26 ⓘ
era High Middle Ages ⓘ
followedBy consolidation of Angevin control over the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
further conflicts over Sicilian rule ⓘ
hasCasusBelli dispute over the Sicilian crown ⓘ
historicalPeriod 13th century ⓘ
involvedDynasty Capetian House of Anjou ⓘ
linked to: House of Anjou

House of Hohenstaufen ⓘ
killed Manfred of Sicily ⓘ
location Benevento ⓘ
linked to: Beneventum

Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
namedAfter city of Benevento ⓘ
linked to: Benevento, Italy
opponentOf House of Anjou ⓘ
House of Hohenstaufen ⓘ
opposedBy Imperial (Ghibelline) faction ⓘ
outcomeForCharlesI accession as King of Sicily ⓘ
outcomeForManfred loss of throne ⓘ
partOf War of the Sicilian Succession ⓘ
precededBy Papal invitation to Charles I of Anjou to claim the Sicilian throne ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Tagliacozzo ⓘ
Sicilian Vespers ⓘ
result death of Manfred of Sicily ⓘ
decisive Angevin victory ⓘ
end of Hohenstaufen rule in the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
establishment of Angevin rule in southern Italy ⓘ
strengthening of papal influence in Italy ⓘ
significance decisive turning point in Italian medieval politics ⓘ
reshaped the political landscape of the Italian peninsula ⓘ
supportedBy Papacy ⓘ
year 1266 ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Charles I of Anjou → battle → Battle of Benevento ⓘ
Manfred, King of Sicily → battle → Battle of Benevento ⓘ
Charles I of Naples → notable event → Battle of Benevento ⓘ
Battle of Tagliacozzo → precededBy → Battle of Benevento ⓘ
forces of Charles I of Anjou → participatedIn → Battle of Benevento ⓘ