Siege of Crema 1159
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1159 | Wikidata P580 (start 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 | Brescia, Crema, Holy Roman Empire, Municipality of Cremona, Municipality of Milan, Pavia | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 45.3667, 9.6833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Crema was a siege of the town of Crema, Lombardy by the Holy Roman Empire from 2 July 1159 to 25 January 1160. The Cremaschi attempted to defend their city from the Germans, but were eventually defeated by Frederick Barbarossa's men. Frederick seized Milan in 1162, shortly after he took Crema. These events started the wars of Guelphs and Ghibellines, leading to the formation of the Lombard League, a league of northern Italian communes allied against the emperor, supported by the Pope.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Crema (revision 1370740457), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Siege of Crema (1514) 1513 · 2 km
- Battle of Agnadello 1509 · 13 km
- Battle of Lodi 1796 · 15 km
- Battle of Cortenuova 1237 · 20 km
- Siege of Pizzighettone 1733 · 22 km
- Battle of Cassano (1259) 1259 · 22 km
Other battles of the Guelphs and Ghibellines
- Siege of Tortona 1155
- Battle of Monte Porzio 1167
- Siege of Alessandria (1175) 1174
- Battle of Legnano 1176
- Battle of Calcinato (1201) 1201
- Battle of Cortenuova 1237
- Siege of Brescia (1238) 1238
- Siege of Faenza 1240
- Battle of Giglio 1241
- Siege of Viterbo 1243
All 22 battles of the Guelphs and Ghibellines →
Browse more: battles in Italy · Europe · Medieval battles