Download or read book The Battle of Benevento According to Andrew of Hungary and Saba Malaspina written by Louis Mendola and published by Sicilian Medieval Studies. This book was released on 2018-12-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first English translation of several original Latin texts describing the Battle of Benevento of 1266 that led to the demise of the Hohenstaufen dynasty and the rise of the House of Anjou in Italy. Deciding the fate not only of Italy but of Catholic Europe, and especially what are now Germany, Austria and Switzerland, this signal event resulted in the victory of Guelphs over Ghibellines and the rise of Papal influence. Henceforth, the culture of Tuscany and Umbria, expressed in the works of Dante and Boccaccio, came to dominate what came to be identified as Italian culture. The only surviving codex of Andrew's account is a manuscript in Paris. In addition to that text and the excerpt from Saba Malaspina's chronicle, the book includes a translation of the Invective of Peter of Pretio addressed to Charles of Anjou, King of Naples, in 1269 following the execution of Conradin Hohenstaufen after the Battle of Tagliacozzo. This volume is a useful source work. Included are numerous maps and genealogical tables, along with a timeline and supplementary information. This book complements the Jamsilla Chronicle translated by the same author.