1241 in Italy

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An incomplete list of events in Italy in 1241:

The first Battle of Meloria took place on 3 May 1241 near Meloria islet, off Livorno, Italy. It was fought between the fleet of the emperor Frederick II, called Stupor Mundi, in alliance with Pisa, against a Genoese squadron bringing a number of English, French and Spanish prelates to attend the council summoned to meet at the Lateran by Pope Gregory IX.[1] Three Genoese galleys were sunk and twenty-two taken. Several of the prelates perished, and many were carried prisoners to the camp of the emperor.

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  1. ^ Kington Oliphant, T. L. (1862). History of Frederick the Second Vol.II. Cambridge.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)