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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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