Sire Raul, also known as Ralph of Milan (Milan, ca. 1100 - approx. 1200), was an Italian historian. He lived in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

between the late 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century. He was probably an official in the service of the

Podestà Podestà (, English: Potestate, Podesta) was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of Central and Northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages. Sometimes, it meant the chief magistrate of a city ...

of Milan. Remembered for his work as

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, Sire Raul is the author of the ''Annales Mediolanenses'', an important chronicle about the clash between the Emperor Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor and the

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of Milan. He may have been present at the Battle of Carcano (9–10 August 1160), where local militias and the army of met on the field.

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Sire Raul Sire Raul, also known as Ralph of Milan (Milan, ca. 1100 - approx. 1200), was an Italian historian. He lived in Milan between the late 12th century and the beginning of the 13th century. He was probably an official in the service of the Podestà ...

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Raul, Sire Italian chroniclers 12th-century Italian historians Year of death unknown Year of birth uncertain Writers from Milan

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