Battle of Legnano

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Treaty_of_Venice_(1177)
gptkbp:casualties significant losses on both sides
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Frederick_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
gptkb:Ottone_Visconti
gptkb:Bartholomew_of_Pavia
gptkb:Gottfried_of_Vienne
gptkb:Ottokar_IV_of_Styria
gptkbp:commemorated_by annual festivals in Legnano
gptkbp:date 29 May 1176
May 29, 1176
gptkbp:depicted_in art and culture
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Lombard_League
gptkb:Holy_Roman_Empire
gptkbp:fought_against open fields
Lombard cities and imperial forces
gptkbp:frederick_i's_campaign to subdue the Lombard cities
gptkbp:frederick_i's_goal reassert control over northern Italy
gptkbp:frederick_i's_nickname gptkb:Barbarossa
gptkbp:frederick_i's_reign 1155-1190
gptkbp:frederick_i's_strategy to reassert imperial authority
gptkbp:historical_context conflict over the autonomy of Italian city-states
gptkbp:historical_impact led to the decline of imperial power in Italy
gptkbp:historical_legacy symbol of resistance against oppression
gptkbp:historical_source chroniclers' accounts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Legnano
gptkbp:influenced Italian nationalism
gptkbp:influenced_by Papal support for the Lombard League
gptkbp:inspired subsequent Italian unification movements
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in local traditions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Legnano,_Italy
gptkbp:lombard_league_formation 1174
gptkbp:lombard_league's_formation a coalition of city-states against the Empire
a response to Frederick I's policies
response to imperial encroachment
gptkbp:lombard_league's_formation_year 1167
gptkbp:lombard_league's_goal defend autonomy from the Empire
gptkbp:lombard_league's_impact shaped future Italian politics.
gptkbp:lombard_league's_leaders Guelphs and Ghibellines factions
Milan, Bologna, and other cities
gptkbp:lombard_league's_strategy coalition of city-states
gptkbp:lombard_league's_tactics combined forces against the Empire
gptkbp:lombard_league's_victory boosted morale among Italian city-states
led to the Peace of Constance in 1183
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:outcome strengthened the Lombard League
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Italian_Wars
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Milan
gptkb:Battle_of_Montaperti
gptkb:Battle_of_Campaldino
gptkbp:result victory for the Lombard League
gptkbp:significance decisive battle in the struggle between the Holy Roman Empire and the Italian city-states
marked a turning point in the struggle between the Lombard cities and the Holy Roman Empire
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of northern Italy
gptkbp:tactics_used gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:year 1176
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Frederick_I
gptkb:Luca_Barbarossa
gptkb:Staufen_dynasty
gptkb:Siege_of_Ancona_(1174)
gptkb:Frederick_I_Barbarossa
gptkb:Frederick_Barbarossa
gptkb:Henry_VI
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5