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Frederick Barbarossa's Sixth Italian Campaign (1186)

Type Event Region Europe Time 1186

In 1186, less than three years after the Peace of Constance, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I again marched south into Italy to reassert control over n…

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  1. 1186Southern Germany · GermanyCiting violations of the peace treaty and refusal of feudal obligations by some Lombard cities, Frederick assembled an army in Germany for his sixth march into Italy. After reconciling with Henry the Lion, the imperial rear was relatively stable, allowing the emperor to refocus on northern Italy.
  2. 1186Northern Italy · ItalyImperial forces crossed the Alps southward, pressuring disobedient cities and attempting to restore direct suverainty. Lombard League cities again united in resistance, with localized sieges and armed clashes; the fragile balance established by the 1183 Peace of Constance was seriously disrupted.
  3. 1186–1187Italian Peninsula · ItalyThe campaign failed to subdue the Lombard League, and imperial-northern Italian antagonism persisted. News of the Battle of Hattin and the call for a crusade later diverted Frederick's attention, but the tensions left by his Italian policy complicated German political arrangements during the Third Crusade.

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