The Battle of Montichiari (May 1373), is one of the most important episodes of the war waged by the

papal league The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...

led by Gregory XI against the Visconti of Milan, preparing the return of the pope to

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. The aim of the pope was to reduce the power of the Ducate of Milan, traditional leaders of the

Ghibellines The Guelphs and Ghibellines (, , ; it, guelfi e ghibellini ) were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in the Italian city-states of Central Italy and Northern Italy. During the 12th and 13th centuries, ri ...

, a constant threat on the territories of the Papal States.

Bibliography

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Montichiari Montichiari ( Brescian: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. It received the honorary title of city with a presidential decree on December 27, 1991. The town is home to the Gabriele D'Annunzio airport (Italian: ''A ...