Otto I the Great966
Launches his 3rd invasion of Italy
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Launches his 3rd invasion of Italy
Otto II completes the capture of Rome where Benedict V had deposed Leo VIII
Drives the French out of Aachen after they briefly occupy it
Drives the French out of Lorraine but unsuccessful in the siege of Paris. Drives the French out of Lorraine. Captures Lorraine
Unsuccessful in the siege of Paris due to an epidemic in his army
Give up his claim to Lorraine after failing to capture Paris
Defeated by the Greeks & Saracens in Southern Italy
Defeated by the Arabs in south Italy
Ottos fleet is defeated
Otto III invades Italy to put down an anti-papal revolt led by John Crecentius
Receives the homage of the Burgundian noblemen
Fredericks Army is wiped out by typhus
Frederick I Barbarossa invades Italy & seizes Milan, Brescia & other towns in Lombardy
Invades Italy & seizes Milan, Brescia & other towns in Lombardy
Frederick I Invades Poland & forces the submission of Duke Boleslav IV
Makes Vladislav of Bohemia a King
Claims the right as Emperor & King of the Lombards to rule Lombardy
Captures Milan from the insurgents
Enters Crema & destroys the city
Milan is destroyed as Frederick fights the Popes supporters
Manuel allies with Venice against Frederick I Barbarossa
Captures Rome
Has the Pope Paschal III enthroned & his wife Beatrix crowned. Forced to levae Italy after an outbreak of pestilence destroys his army. Enters Rome during a 4th invasion of Italy
The Peace of Constance ends war between the Lombard towns, the Pope & Frederick I
Otto invades Italy
Captures Southern Italy
The Turks expel the Crusaders under Frederick II from Jerusalem
Recieves the Iron Crown
Launches an invasion of Italy
Louis IV of Bavaria arrives in Rome. Crowned Emperor. Captures Rome from the Papacy
Defeated by Francis I & forced to cede Milan to the French
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