[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Legnano - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Legnano was fought on May 29, 1176, between the forces of the 
Holy Roman Empire, led by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, ... It was a Union of 
Lombard cities promising each other unity, against Emperor Frederick I 
Barbarossa. ... Upon Frederick's rapid and fierce initial success, Margrave 
William of Montferrat... [DOC] [TLE] Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia [PAR] Frederick I (German: Friedrich; 1122  10 June 1190), also known as Frederick 
Barbarossa, ... He got the name Barbarossa from the northern Italian cities he 
attempted to rule: Barbarossa means "red beard" in .... Alexander was an alliance 
formed between the Norman state of Sicily and Pope Alexander III against 
Frederick. [DOC] [TLE] Epic World History: Early Holy Roman Empire [PAR] Its very title Holy Roman Empire derives from the fact that the act of the ... In 1028 
he was victorious in his war against the rebellious Mieszko II, duke of Poland. ... 
the king of Sicily backed the Italian city-states, while Frederick was supported by 
... In 1237 Frederick renewed imperial hostilities toward the Lombard League,... [DOC] [TLE] Nuova pagina - ITC Bodoni Parma [PAR] In AD 476 the last independent Roman emperor of the West, Romulus ... The 
Normans united their territorial conquests in Italy in 1127 with Sicily, which ... of 
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I, who fought fierce but inconclusive wars ... At 
length the Lombard League, an alliance of Italian cities, was formed in 1167; 
Frederick... [DOC] [TLE] Check and uncheck as needed to select sections to print. Then ... [PAR] The Roman Empire began effectively with the defeat of Mark Antony and .... cities 
known as the Lombard League against the efforts of Emperor Frederick I ... Italy; 
many Italians began to see the possibilities of forging a united country free of 
foreign control. .... A fierce and heroic anti-Fascist resistance movement fought in 
the... [DOC] [TLE] boys clothing: European royalty -- Italian states - Post-war Years [PAR] Apr 17, 2003 ... Italy like Germany was not united until the 19th century. ... The Roman Empire 
state gradually disapperaed in the 5th century AD ... Lombard League. The 
northern Italian cities defied the power of successive Holy Roman Emperors to ... 
Emperor Frederick I foight a series of fierce wars with the northern... [DOC] [TLE] Padanian-American League: Alberto da Giussano and Barbarossa ... [PAR] Oct 1, 2009 ... It was a Union of Lombard cities promising each other unity, against the ... Upon 
Frederick's rapid and fierce initial success, Margraviate ... led the victorious 
defence of Milan against the Holy Roman Emperor ... Actually, as local historians 
have ascertained, the battle was fought ... That country was not "Italy. [DOC] [TLE] Frederick II - Dictionary definition of Frederick II | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] The only bloodless Crusade in the two centuries of otherwise fierce fighting ... 
Frederick II was the only son of Henry VI, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, 
and the .... They were against any attempt to unite Italy as part of the Holy Roman 
Empire, .... a defeat in 1248 by the pope's army and the cities of the Lombard 
League. [DOC] [TLE] 1911 Encyclopdia Britannica/Frederick I., Roman Emperor ... [PAR] Dec 24, 2012 ... See also Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor on Wikipedia; and our 1911 ... 
Abandoning the cause of the Welfs, he fought for Conrad against them, ... his 
personal qualities, and partly to the fact that he united in himself the .... In 1174, 
when Frederick made his fifth expedition to Italy, the Lombard league had... [DOC] [TLE] Medieval 2: Total War Heaven: Faction Information [PAR] The Byzantines are the heirs to the remains of the Eastern Roman Empire. ... 
typified by the Great Schism, since the nations under the influence of Rome are ... 
The location in the centre of Europe makes the Holy Roman Empire a faction that 
... of conquest by Frederick I Barbarossa against the Lombard cities brought the... [DOC] [TLE] Italy, Rome, Milan, Turin, Venice, Naples, Cagliari

Question: United as the Lombard League, cities in this country fought fiercely against Frederick I, the Holy Roman Emp.
Answer: Italy