The pope has been liberated, but with …
Years: 1084 - 1084
June
The pope has been liberated, but with the embittered Roman people incensed by the excesses of his Norman allies, he is compelled to withdraw, escorted as a virtual prisoner by Guiscard, to Monte Cassino, and later to the castle of Salerno by the sea.
Locations
People
- Antipope Clement III
- Bohemond I of Antioch
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Pope Gregory VII
- Robert Guiscard
Groups
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Venice, Duchy of
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Normans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
