18 June 1053Battle of CivitellaLeo IX
The inhabitants of Civitate hand the Pope over to the Normans. Defeated 10 miles north west of San Severo by the Norman forces of Robert Guiscard
Historical records for Italy in 1053, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The inhabitants of Civitate hand the Pope over to the Normans. Defeated 10 miles north west of San Severo by the Norman forces of Robert Guiscard
Captured by the Normans in battle & escorted to his palace at Benevento
The Normans pay homage & release Leo when he recognizes conquests in southern Italy
Robert Guiscard defeats a Papal Army in southern Italy
Declares war on the Normans in South Italy
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