1116 in Italy

none 1116 Events from the year 1116 in Italy. Events Emperor Henry V crosses the Alps into Italy and takes possession of the lands associated with the inheritance of Matilda of Tuscany, who had died the previous year. The disputed succession to the Matildine lands becomes an important issue in relations between the empire and the papacy.Henry V. (Roman emperor) 13 293–294 March – Henry V visits Venice. During the visit, Doge Ordelafo Faliero secures imperial support for Venetian action in Dalmatia during the conflict with the Kingdom of Hungary.Makk Ferenc The Árpáds and the Comneni: Political Relations between Hungary and Byzantium in the 12th Century Akadémiai Kiadó 1989 Budapest 963-05-5268-X 16–17 3 February – Coloman, King of Hungary dies and is succeeded by his son Stephen II. The succession occurs during the wider Venetian-Hungarian struggle over the Dalmatian coast. 15 July – Venetian forces under Doge Ordelafo Faliero defeat forces connected with Stephen II near Zara. The victory strengthens Venetian control over parts of Dalmatia, although the conflict continues into the following year.Norwich John Julius A History of Venice Alfred A. Knopf 1982 New York 978-0-394-52410-8 83–84 Pope Paschal II authorizes a crusading expedition for the recovery of Tarragona at the request of Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona.Reilly Bernard F. The Contest of Christian and Muslim Spain, 1031–1157 Blackwell 1995 Oxford 978-0-631-19964-9 174 Deaths Robert of Caiazzo, Italo-Norman nobleman and count of Alife, Caiazzo, Sant'Agata and other territories in southern ItalyLoud G. A. The Norman Counts of Caiazzo and the Abbey of Montecassino The English Historical Review 96 378 1981 122–138 10.1093/ehr/XCVI.CCCLXXVIII.122 References 1116 Category:Years of the 12th century in Italy Italy Italy