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Guelphs and Ghibellines

The Guelphs and Ghibellines (/ˈɡwɛlfs ... ˈɡɪbɪlaɪnz/ GWELFS ... GHIB-il-ynze, .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}US also /-liːnz, -lɪnz/ -⁠eenz, -⁠inz; Italian: guelfi e ghibellini [ˈɡwɛlfi e…

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Location
Northern-Central Italy
Date
Decline of free communes; rise of signorie · Diffusion of Black Death · Extinction of Hohenstaufen dynasty · Conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles of Anjou · Great Interregnum after Frederick II's death
Result
Decline of free communes; rise of signorie · Diffusion of Black Death · Extinction of Hohenstaufen dynasty · Conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles of Anjou · Great Interregnum after Frederick II's death
Territorial changes
Italian city-states and communes

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related to In literature · 81
Guelphs and Ghibellines → Alejo Carpentier, Aliano, Begegnen, Boccaccio, Canto, Capulet, Carlo Levi, Castruccio Castracani, Christian, Dante, Duchess, Duelphs, Eboli, Edmund Spenser's, Elfs, English, Even, Ezalino, Ezra Pound, Ezzelino III
related to history · 66
Guelphs and Ghibellines → After, After Francesco, Anjou, Aragon, Arona, As, Bohemia, Borromeo, Bourbons, Captains, Charles, Colonna, County, Defenders, Duke, During, Emperor Louis IV, Emperors Henry VII, Este, Filippo Borromeo
related to Origins · 55
Guelphs and Ghibellines → Battle, Bavaria, Cities, Conrad III, Duke Welf II, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, Emperor Henry, Empire, Frederick, Germany, Ghibelline, Ghibellines, Ghibellino, Guelf, Guelfi, Guelph, Guelphs, Henry, Henry V's Concordat, Hohenstaufen
related to In film · 20
Guelphs and Ghibellines → Arrow, Barbarossa, Burt Lancaster, Ghibelline, Ghibellines, Guelph, Guelphs, In Jeff Baena's The, Legnano, Little Hours, Lombardy, Lord, Murray Abraham, Nick Cravat, Nick Offerman, Raz Degan, Rutger Hauer, The Decameron, The Flame, Virginia Mayo
related to References · 11
Guelphs and Ghibellines → Catholic Encyclopedia, Charles, Edmund Garratt, Gardner, Ghibellines, Guelphs, In Herbermann, New York, Robert Appleton Company, This, Vol
Date · 7
Guelphs and Ghibellines → 1125–1186 (first phase) 1216–1392 (second phase), Conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles of Anjou, Decline of free communes; rise of signorie, Diffusion of Black Death, Extinction of Hohenstaufen dynasty, Great Interregnum after Frederick II's death, Weakening of Imperial authority over Italy
related to External links · 7
Guelphs and Ghibellines → Ghibellines, Guelphs, Istorie, Italian Wikisource, Media, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
Result · 6
Guelphs and Ghibellines → Conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles of Anjou, Decline of free communes; rise of signorie, Diffusion of Black Death, Extinction of Hohenstaufen dynasty, Great Interregnum after Frederick II's death, Weakening of Imperial authority over Italy
related to In music · 6
Guelphs and Ghibellines → Dante's Inferno, Francesca, Ghibellines, Guelphs, Riccardo Zandonai's, Rimini
Location · 1
Guelphs and Ghibellines → Northern-Central Italy

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guelphs ghibellines frederick italy pope guelph ghibelline italian imperial emperor florence city conflict empire war papal holy hohenstaufen sicily battle

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Guelphs and GhibellinesDateDecline of free communes; rise of signorie1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesDateDiffusion of Black Death1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesDateExtinction of Hohenstaufen dynasty1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesDateConquest of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles of Anjou1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesDateGreat Interregnum after Frederick II's death1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesDateWeakening of Imperial authority over Italy1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesDate1125–1186 (first phase) 1216–1392 (second phase)1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesLocationNorthern-Central Italy1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesResultDecline of free communes; rise of signorie1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesResultDiffusion of Black Death1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesResultExtinction of Hohenstaufen dynasty1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesResultConquest of the Kingdom of Sicily by Charles of Anjou1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesResultGreat Interregnum after Frederick II's death1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesResultWeakening of Imperial authority over Italy1.00infobox
Guelphs and GhibellinesTerritorial changesItalian city-states and communes1.00infobox

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