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Formation of the Lombard League
On 1 December 1167 the city communes of northern Italy formally concluded the Lombard League at the Pontida monastery against Holy Roman Emperor Fred…
Timeline
- 1176Lombardy region · LombardyAfter the 1176 Battle of Legnano, the Lombard cities, mediated by Pope Alexander III, recognized that resisting the emperor alone could not last, and moved to elevate temporary military cooperation into a formal league.
- 1176Pontida monastery · Province of BergamoRepresentatives of Milan, Cremona, Lodi, Parma, Piacenza, Brescia, Bologna, Crema, and other cities signed the pact at Pontida, founding the Lombard League and agreeing on common defense and shared fiscal burdens.
Sources
- Lombard League https://www.britannica.com/topic/Lombard-League
- The Lombard League and the Battle of Legnano — William Chester Jordan https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780195396584/obo-9780195396584-0043.xml