Federico Vanga

Federico Vanga (or Wanga) (German: ''Friedrich von Wangen'') (died 1218) was

Prince-Bishop of Trento The Prince-Bishopric of Trent ( la, Episcopatus ac Principatus Tridentinus; german: Hochstift Trient, Fürstbistum Trient, Bistum Trient) was an ecclesiastical principality roughly corresponding to the present-day Northern Italian autonomous pr ...

from August 9, 1207 until his death. He was born in the noble family of the Lords of Wangen, a hamlet on the Ritten near Bolzano. As bishop he founded several hospitals and had a defensive tower (''Torre Vanga'') built on the Adige in Trento. He also began the works for the city's cathedral. He also issued a code of laws (''Codex Wangianus''). He died while taking part in the Fifth Crusade. 12th-century births 1218 deaths Prince-Bishops of Trent 13th-century Italian Roman Catholic bishops Christians of the Fifth Crusade {{13C-Italy-RC-bishop-stub