Frederick intervened when the Guelph party in the city expelled his garrison from the city, forcing the men, led by the imperial vicar Simeon, count of Chieti, to withdraw into the rocca of San Lorenzo. Frederick was reached by the news at Melfi, and immediately raised an army to set the matter, while the rebel citizens of Viterbo requested help from Frederick's traditional enemy, the pope. The emperor led the siege personally, but the maneuvers of his troops were unsuccessful, and the defenders were able to set on fire the imperial siege towers. The siege thus resulted in a humiliation for Frederick.[2]
Pope Innocent IV, fearing that the event could start a war with the emperor, intervened; his legate, Cardinal Otto of San Nicola in Carcere, convinced the rebels to sign a treaty of peace. However, after the signature, they treacherously attacked and massacred the imperial garrison. The pope punished the citizens of Viterbo only with a pecuniary mulct, and retained control of the city in the person of his legate, Ranieri of Viterbo.
siege, viterbo, siege, viterbo, fought, 1243, between, holy, roman, emperor, frederick, rebellious, city, viterbo, north, rome, battle, viterbopart, wars, guelphs, ghibellinesdate1243locationviterbo, lazio, present, italy42, 4186111, 1041694, 4186111, 1041694,. The siege of Viterbo was fought in 1243 between the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and the rebellious city of Viterbo 50 km north of Rome 1 Battle of ViterboPart of the Wars of the Guelphs and GhibellinesDate1243LocationViterbo Lazio present day Italy42 25 7 00 N 12 6 15 01 E 42 4186111 N 12 1041694 E 42 4186111 12 1041694 Coordinates 42 25 7 00 N 12 6 15 01 E 42 4186111 N 12 1041694 E 42 4186111 12 1041694ResultGuelph victoryBelligerentsHoly Roman Empire and GhibellinesGuelphsCommanders and leadersFrederick IIclass notpageimage Location within ItalyShow map of ItalySiege of Viterbo Mediterranean Show map of Mediterranean Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 SourcesHistory EditFrederick intervened when the Guelph party in the city expelled his garrison from the city forcing the men led by the imperial vicar Simeon count of Chieti to withdraw into the rocca of San Lorenzo Frederick was reached by the news at Melfi and immediately raised an army to set the matter while the rebel citizens of Viterbo requested help from Frederick s traditional enemy the pope The emperor led the siege personally but the maneuvers of his troops were unsuccessful and the defenders were able to set on fire the imperial siege towers The siege thus resulted in a humiliation for Frederick 2 Pope Innocent IV fearing that the event could start a war with the emperor intervened his legate Cardinal Otto of San Nicola in Carcere convinced the rebels to sign a treaty of peace However after the signature they treacherously attacked and massacred the imperial garrison The pope punished the citizens of Viterbo only with a pecuniary mulct and retained control of the city in the person of his legate Ranieri of Viterbo See also EditFrederick II Holy Roman Emperor Guelphs and Ghibellines History of ViterboReferences Edit Multiple Authors 17 September 2012 Medieval Wars 500 1500 Amber Books Ltd pp 77 ISBN 978 1 78274 119 0 Jim Bradbury 1992 The Medieval Siege Boydell amp Brewer pp 151 ISBN 978 0 85115 357 5 Sources Editdi Carpegna Falconeri Tommaso Ranieri di Viterbo Federiciana Enciclopedia Italiana This article about a siege is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Italian history article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Siege of Viterbo amp oldid 1127399108, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
