Ivrea: House of Ivrea, Margraves of Ivrea, Pope Callixtus II, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ivrea, Battle of the Oranges, Agnes o (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: House of Ivrea, Margraves of Ivrea, Pope Callixtus Ii, Roman Catholic Diocese of Ivrea, Battle of the Oranges, Agnes of Burgundy, Duchess of Aquitaine, Anscarids, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Berengar Ii of Italy, William I, Count of Burgundy, Arduin of Italy, Adalbert of Italy, Otto-William, Count of Burgundy, Anscar of Ivrea, Stephen I, Count of Burgundy, Raymond of Burgundy, Rozala of Italy, March of Ivrea, Adalbert I of Ivrea, U.s. Ivrea Calcio, Renaud Iii, Count of Burgundy, Guy of Ivrea, Reginald Ii, Count of Burgundy, Conrad of Ivrea, Reginald I, Count of Burgundy, Gisela of Burgundy, William Iii of M con, Dado, Count of Pombia. Excerpt: Ivrea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The town first appears in history as a cavalry station of the army of the Roman Empire, founded in 100 BC and set to guard one of the traditional invasion routes into northern Italy over the Alps. The Latin name of the town was Eporedia. After the fall of the Western Roman Empire, Ivrea became seat of a duchy under the Lombards (6th-8th centuries). Alessandro Manzoni in his Adelchi, names one duke Guinigi of Ivrea, chosen by king Desiderius as defender of Pavia. Under the Franks (9th century), Ivrea was a county capital. In the year 1001, after a period of disputes with bishop Warmund, ruler of the city, Arduin conquered March of Ivrea. Later he became King of Italy and set a dynasty that lasted until the 11th century, when the city switched again to the bishops' suzerainty. The following century Ivrea became a free commune, but succumbed in the first decades of the 13th century. In 1238 Emperor Frederick II put it under his domains. Later Ivrea was disputed between the bishops, the marquis of Monferrato and the House of Savoy. In 1356 Ivrea was acquired b... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=341474