Battle of Montaperti

When

4 Sep 1260

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

43.32° N, 11.44° E

Description

1260 battle between the Italian republics of Florence and Siena

1260 battle between the Italian republics of Florence and Siena

The Battle of Montaperti was fought on 4 September 1260 between Florence and Siena in Tuscany as part of the conflict between the Guelphs and Ghibellines. The Florentines were routed. It was the bloodiest battle fought in medieval Italy, with more than 10,000 fatalities. An act of treachery during the battle is recorded by Dante Alighieri in the Inferno section of the Divine Comedy.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Montaperti: The Sienese Ghibellines, supported by the forces of King Manfred of Sicily, defeat the Florentine Guelphs”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Manfred von Sizilien gelingt durch Unterstützung der Ghibellinen und der Städte Siena und Pisa bei Montaperti ein Sieg gegen die guelfischen Truppen aus Florenz”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les guelfes florentins sont écrasés par les gibelins siennois à la bataille de Montaperti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “сиенские гибеллины при поддержке рыцарей короля Манфреда Сицилийского громят флорентийских гвельфов в битве при Монтаперти”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page