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Perseval Doria
Perceval Doria (born c. 1195, died 1264) was a Genoa, Genoese naval and military leader in the thirteenth century. A Ghibelline, he was a partisan of the Hohenstaufen in Italy and served the Emperor Frederick II and Manfred of Sicily as vicar of Romagna, the March of Ancona, and the Duchy of Spoleto.Siberry, 184. He was probably a member of the famous Doria (family), Doria family, whose name was originally ''D'Oria'' or ''da Otranto''. Between 1228 and 1243 he assumed the character of a ''podestà'' in several Provence, Provençal and Lombardy, north Italian cities, such as Arles, Avignon, Asti, and Parma. In 1255 Manfred nominated him to the vicariate general of Ancona and in 1258 that of Romagna. With relations between Manfred and Pope Urban IV deteriorating, Doria was forced to put Spoleto to fire and the sword in 1259. Five years later, in 1264, he led a small army of Saracens and Germans against Charles of Anjou, who contested Manfred's throne. On the ensuing march he drowned i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perceval Doria
Perceval Doria (born c. 1195, died 1264) was a Genoese naval and military leader in the thirteenth century. A Ghibelline, he was a partisan of the Hohenstaufen in Italy and served the Emperor Frederick II and Manfred of Sicily as vicar of Romagna, the March of Ancona, and the Duchy of Spoleto.Siberry, 184. He was probably a member of the famous Doria family, whose name was originally ''D'Oria'' or ''da Otranto''. Between 1228 and 1243 he assumed the character of a ''podestà'' in several Provençal and north Italian cities, such as Arles, Avignon, Asti, and Parma. In 1255 Manfred nominated him to the vicariate general of Ancona and in 1258 that of Romagna. With relations between Manfred and Pope Urban IV deteriorating, Doria was forced to put Spoleto to fire and the sword in 1259. Five years later, in 1264, he led a small army of Saracens and Germans against Charles of Anjou, who contested Manfred's throne. On the ensuing march he drowned in the river Nera di Narco near Arrone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
