Battle of Fossalta

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The Battle of Fossalta was a 1249 clash in northern Italy during the struggle between the Holy Roman Empire and the papal-aligned Lombard League, notable for the capture of Emperor Frederick II’s son Enzio of Sardinia.

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Battle of Fossalta canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
medieval battle ⓘ
aftermath long imprisonment of Enzio in Bologna ⓘ
associatedWith Guelph–Ghibelline rivalry in Bologna ⓘ
belligerent Ghibellines ⓘ
Guelphs ⓘ
linked to: Guelf

Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Lombard League ⓘ
capturedPerson Enzio of Sardinia ⓘ
cause ongoing conflict between papal and imperial factions in Italy ⓘ
combatant communal militias of the Lombard League ⓘ
imperial German and Italian troops ⓘ
commander Bolognese communal leaders ⓘ
Enzio of Sardinia ⓘ
Filippo Ugoni ⓘ
conflict War of the Lombard League ⓘ
country Italy ⓘ
date 1249 ⓘ
describedAs major setback for Frederick II in Italy ⓘ
era 13th century ⓘ
followedBy continued warfare between Guelph and Ghibelline cities in Italy ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
involved Bologna ⓘ
Ghibelline forces ⓘ
Guelph communes ⓘ
linked to: Guelph

Modena ⓘ
location Emilia-Romagna ⓘ
Fossalta ⓘ
near Modena ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ
notableFor capture of Enzio of Sardinia ⓘ
opponent forces of Frederick II ⓘ
partOf Guelph–Ghibelline conflicts ⓘ
struggle between the Holy Roman Empire and the Lombard League ⓘ
pointInTime 26 May 1249 ⓘ
precededBy earlier clashes between imperial and Lombard League forces ⓘ
relatedTo Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
result Lombard League victory ⓘ
significance boosted prestige of the Lombard League ⓘ
weakened imperial influence in northern Italy ⓘ

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Enzio of Sardinia → battle → Battle of Fossalta ⓘ
Enzo of Sardinia → battle → Battle of Fossalta ⓘ
Bolognese forces → engagedIn → Battle of Fossalta ⓘ