Italy (Guido of Spoleto)
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Guido of Spoleto overthrew Berengario to become king of Italy. However, Berengario still controlled Friuli and continued to claim the throne.
Establishment
February 889: Guido of Spoleto was victorious against Berengar, receiving the Iron Crown of Italy in Pavia on February 16, 889. However, he failed to definitively defeat Berengar, who remained in possession of the Friuli march and sought an alliance with Arnolfo.
Chronology
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The Frankish Kingdom was partitioned and reuinited several times as the Frankish rulers used to divide their territories equally among their heirs. This lead also to a number of wars and revolts.
1.1.Invasion of Italy of Guido II of Spoleto
Independent Lombard Duke Guy III of Spoleto invaded the Kingdom of Italy.
1.2.German Invasion of Italy
Arnulf of East Francia invaded Italy.
July 894: Invoked by Berengar and by Pope Formosus, in 894 Arnolfo entered Italy and conquered Bergamo, Milan and the capital Pavia, where he made himself recognized as king of Italy, while Guido fled to his possessions. If the conquest had been easy, its maintenance was much less so: Guido was only waiting for Arnulf's withdrawal, the loyalty of the Italian vassals was changeable, and even Berengar, who had been denied the crown, appeared hostile and blocked the Brenner road. traveled on the way. Arnolfo tried to leave Italy for the Bard pass, but he found the road blocked by the forces of Anscario I, Marquis of Ivrea, helped by his enemy Rudolph of Burgundy, and only with great difficulty was he able to leave the country without major losses. Then he tried to attack Rudolph of Burgundy, who avoided fighting by retreating to the mountains. He commissioned his illegitimate son, Sventibaldo, to fight Rodolfo, but to no avail.
Disestablishment
July 894: Invoked by Berengar and by Pope Formosus, in 894 Arnolfo entered Italy and conquered Bergamo, Milan and the capital Pavia, where he made himself recognized as king of Italy, while Guido fled to his possessions. If the conquest had been easy, its maintenance was much less so: Guido was only waiting for Arnulf's withdrawal, the loyalty of the Italian vassals was changeable, and even Berengar, who had been denied the crown, appeared hostile and blocked the Brenner road. traveled on the way. Arnolfo tried to leave Italy for the Bard pass, but he found the road blocked by the forces of Anscario I, Marquis of Ivrea, helped by his enemy Rudolph of Burgundy, and only with great difficulty was he able to leave the country without major losses. Then he tried to attack Rudolph of Burgundy, who avoided fighting by retreating to the mountains. He commissioned his illegitimate son, Sventibaldo, to fight Rodolfo, but to no avail.
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