A rebellion has broken out against William …
Years: 1156 - 1156
A rebellion has broken out against William I of Sicily, and the forces of Constantinople, encouraged by Pope Adrian IV, invades Apulia.
At Brindisi in 1156, the joint force of Germans, Venetians, and Normans loyal to William defeats the invading army dispatched by Emperor Manuel I Komnenos, ending Constantinople’s influence in Italy.
William crushes the rebellion and …
Locations
People
Groups
- Germans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Italy, Kingdom of (Holy Roman Empire)
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
- Italo-Normans
- Sicily, Kingdom of
- Venice, (Most Serene) Republic of
