Siege of Viterbo

Battle of Viterbo
Part of the Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines
Date 1243 Location Viterbo, Lazio, present-day Italy 42°25′7.00″N 12°6′15.01″E / 42.4186111°N 12.1041694°E / 42.4186111; 12.1041694 Result Guelph victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire and Ghibellines	Guelphs
Commanders and leaders
Frederick II
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The siege of Viterbo was fought in 1243 between the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and the rebellious city of Viterbo, 50 km north of Rome.^[1]