Guelphs and Ghibellines — The Guelphs and Ghibellines were factions supporting, respectively, the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire in central and northern Italy during the 12th and 13th centuries. The struggle for power between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire had… … Wikipedia
Ghibellines / Guelfs — Party names of the two rival factions that arose in many Italian communes during the wars of the 12th and 13th centuries between the German emperors and the popes. The Ghibellines supported the efforts of the emperors of the Hohenstaufen or… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Ghibellines — See Guelfs and Ghibellines … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Guelf and Ghibelline — ▪ European history Guelf also spelled Guelph members of two opposing factions in German and Italian politics during the Middle Ages. The split between the Guelfs, who were sympathetic to the papacy, and the Ghibellines, who were… … Universalium
Florence — Principal city of the Italian region of Tuscany, located on the Arno River. Although other cities of northern and central Italy also played an important role in the development of Renaissance culture, Florence was the most creative center for… … Historical Dictionary of Renaissance
Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… … Universalium
Campaldino, Battle of — ▪ Italian history (June 11, 1289), in Italian history, a battle between Florence and Arezzo, an episode in the struggles among rival Tuscan towns and in the contest between the Guelfs and Ghibellines (Guelf and Ghibelline) (pro papal and… … Universalium
Cerchi — The Florentine banking family of the Cerchi, minor nobles of the Valdarno, with a seat especially at Acone near Pontassieve, settled in Florence in the early thirteenth century and increased their fortunes. The family became the heads of a… … Wikipedia
Compagni, Dino — ▪ Italian historian born c. 1255, , Florence [Italy] died 1324, Florence Florentine official and historian, author of a chronicle of the city s political life that is one of the first modern historical analyses. Born to a wealthy… … Universalium
Este, House of — ▪ Italian family Introduction princely family of Lombard origin that played a great part in the history of medieval and Renaissance Italy. It first came to the front in the wars between the Guelfs and Ghibellines during the 13th century. As … Universalium
