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Siege of Faenza
Part of the Wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines
DateAugust 1240 - April 14, 1241[1]
Location
Faenza, Romagna, present-day Italy
Result Holy Roman Empire Victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire
Ghibellines
Faenzan Guelphs Lombard League
Commanders and leaders
Frederick II

The siege of Faenza occurred from August 1240 to April 14, 1241, during the course of the wars of the Guelphs and the Ghibellines. In this military confrontation, the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II aggressively laid siege to the town of Faenza and successfully captured the city.

  1. ^ Busk, Volume IV (1856), pp. 18–20.

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