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Lombards, War of the

Years: 1228 - 1243

The War of the Lombards (1228–1243) is a civil war in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Cyprus between the "Lombards" (also called the imperialists), the representatives of the Emperor Frederick II, largely from Lombardy, and the native aristocracy, led first by the Ibelins and then by the Montforts.

The war is provoked by Frederick's attempt to control the regency for his young son, Conrad II of Jerusalem.

Frederick and Conrad represent the Hohenstaufen dynasty.

“History is important. If you don't know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there in a position of power can tell you anything, and you have no way of checking up on it.”

—Howard Zinn, You Can't Be Neutral ... (2004)