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List of events in the year 1158

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Events during the year 1158 in Italy.

Events

  • In June 1158, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa set out upon his second Italian expedition. During this expedition:
    • The Diet of Roncaglia near Piacenza was first convoked by Frederick Barbarossa.[1]
    • The University of Bologna, the oldest continually operating university in the world, was granted its first privileges by the Emperor.[2]

Deaths

References

  1. ^ S. Claramunt Dietas Imperiales de Roncalia Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Riché, Pierre (1978): "Education and Culture in the Barbarian West: From the Sixth through the Eighth Century", Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, ISBN 0-87249-376-8, pp. 126-7, 282-98