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Wars of the Lombard League

1160 CE – 1183 CE

Northern Italian city-states formed the Lombard League to resist Emperor Frederick Barbarossa's attempts to reassert imperial control.

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Wars of the Lombard League

1160 CE – 1183 CE

Northern Italian city-states formed the Lombard League to resist Emperor Frederick Barbarossa's attempts to reassert imperial control. Their victory at Legnano secured communal self-government for the Italian cities.

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