Battle of Cortenuova 1237
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1237 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Italy | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Guelphs and Ghibellines | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Sicily, Lombard League | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 45.5333, 9.7833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Cortenuova (sometimes spelled Cortenova) was fought on 27 November 1237 between the army of Emperor Frederick II Hohenstaufen and the forces of the Second Lombard League, during the prolonged conflict conventionally associated with the Guelphs and Ghibellines Wars. It ended in a crushing imperial victory and the destruction of the League's field army. One of the largest and bloodiest pitched battles of thirteenth-century Italy, Cortenuova represented the greatest battlefield success of Frederick's reign and transformed the political balance of northern Italy.
The battle came at the culmination of a decade of major Hohenstaufen successes. Frederick had achieved the diplomatic recovery of the city of Jerusalem during the Sixth Crusade, reversed papal incursions against his rule in southern Italy in the War of the Keys, consolidated his highly centralized rule in the Kingdom of Sicily, defeated the rebellion of his son Henry (VII), restored royal authority in Germany and reconciled the Welfs to Hohenstaufen power, acquired direct authority in Austria and secured the election of his son Conrad as king of the Romans. Already the preeminent secular ruler of western Europe, after Cortenuova his position appeared still more commanding.
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