1249 | Eccelino da Romano besieged the rock of Este. |
1260 | Farinata enters Florence with the help of [the] Manfred. Battle of Arbia or Montaperto. |
1266 | Death of
Manfred. |
1282 | Sicilian Vespers. |
1300 | Beginning of the Blacks and Whites at Florence. The Donati
Blacks the Cerchi WhitesBoth are banished {from} Florence The Whites return. |
1301 | The Whites
[oppre] suppress the Blacks at Florence & Pistoia. The Blacks triumph at Lucca and exile Castruccio
and his familyhe was then 20. Charles of Valois enters Tuscany. Dante and the father of Petrarch
exiles {in fact Dante was exiled on 27 January 1302 as the next entry indicates}. |
1302 | Dante exiled
JanuaryLeague of the Tyrants of Lombardy against the Visconti. Visconti exiled. |
1303 | Death of Pope
Boniface VIII. The league formed by Alberto Scotto against the Visconti turns against himself[Bon]
Pontificate of Benet {i.e. Benedict} XIMission of Cardinal of Prato in Januarythe Black{s} force him
to retire. |
1304 | Death of Benet {i.e. Pope Benedict XI} poisonedCardinal di Prato excommunicates
FlorenceFête denfer at Florence. Petrarch born. |
1305 | Clement VPopeThe Florentines attack Pistoia
to drive out the WhitesSiege of Pistoia [Pistoia surrenders]. |
1306 | Modena & Reggio shake of{f} the
[yoil] yoke of the House of EsteJealousy of the Genoese & VenetiansCardinal Prato wishes to interest
the Pope in PistoiaThe Florentines excite a revolt at Bologna and the Whites are driven outPistoia
surrenders. |
1307 | Cardinal Orsini wishes to bring back the Whites to Florence but his army is dissipated
{i.e. disperses}. |
1308 | Blacks triumph in TuscanyDonati detaches himself from his partyhe kills himself.
Death of Albert of AustriaHenry of Luxemburgh king of the Romans. |
1309 | The revolt of the Pistoians.
Henry VII possesses Bohemia prepares to pass into ItalyDeath of Charles II of Naples. Robert
succeeds him. |
1310 | Henry receives the deputies from Italy at LausanneHe arrives at Milan. Revolutions
at Venice. |
1311 | The Temples {i.e. The Knights Templars} condemnedHenry crowned at MilanHe
pacifies the factions in Lombardy besieges BresciaBrescians capitulatearrives at Genoa dissentions
of Vicenza & Padua. |
1312 | Negotiations between Robert & the King of Naples {a mistranslation of Sismondis
text; Marys translation should read Negotiations between Henry VII and Robert King of Naples}. He
sends envoys to Tuscanyarrives at Pisaat Romecombats with the NeapolitansThe imperial army
before FlorenceWar between Padua and Cane della Scala. |
1313 | Henry leaves Florence & encamps
at Poggibonzi. A new army arrives for the Emperorattacks NaplesThe Florentines give Robert the
Lordship of their town. Henry dies. Distress of the Pisansthey give their town to Uguccione della Faggiuola
Preparations of the Guelphs of Tuscany to suppress the Ghibelines. |
1314 | Robert imperial Vicar of ItalyTreaty
between Robert, the Guelphs & the Pisans. Uguccione prevents the ratification. The Lucchese
obliged to recall their exiles. Uguccione takes Lucca. The Florentines call upon the princes of Naples to
make war against himRavality {i.e. Rivalry} of the houses of Austria & Luxemburgh. Two Emperorsdeath
of Clement V. Louis succeeds Philip le Belin France. |
1315 | Philip of Tarentum at the head of
the FlorentinesBattle of MontecatiniTyranny of Uguccione at Lucca & Pisa. |
1316 | Revolt of LuccaRevolt
of PisaUguccione driven from both John XXII Pope. |
1317 | Pacification between the Guelphs
& Ghibelines of Tuscany Visconti excommunicated by the PopeIn April peace between Lucca &
FlorenceIn August Ferrara rebels against the Pope |
1319 | Ghibelines before Genoa forced by Robert
to raise the siege. |
1320 | Philip of Valois passes into Italy to attack the Ghibelineshe retiresCastruccio
Lord of LuccaHe declares war against the Florentines. |
1321 | The Florentines unsuccessful against
Castruccio. |
1322 | The Visconti. Civil War between the German Emperors Revolution of PisaC.C.
{i.e. Castruccio Castracani} wishes to surprise itHis war on Pistoia. The Abbé of Pacciana possesses
himself of it. Intrigues of Pacciana & C.C.Petrarch at Bologna. |
1323 | The Abbé is supplanted by Philip
Tédici his nephewCastruccio invades the Florentine States & menaces Prato. Efforts of the Pisans to
defend Sardinia. Castruccio endeavours to get Pisa. |
1324 | The emperor excommunicated by the Pope.
Intrigues of Castruccio with Tédici. The Pisans cede Sardinia to the King of Aragon. |
1325 | C.C. buys
the lordship of Pistoia & takes possession of it. The Florentines put Raimond of Cardona at the head
of their army. Triumph of C.C. over the Florentines. Petrarch loses his mother. |
1326 | The Florentines
[br] give the Lordship of their Town to the Duke of Calabria. Petrarch loses his father [and] returns to
Avignon. |
1327 | Castruccio solicits Louis of Bavaria to come to Tuscanyhe makes him take the route to
Pisa. Siege of PisaDutchy of Castruccio {i.e. Louis establishes Castruccios estates as a dukedom}Ceccoli
dAscoli burnt at Florence for a sorcerer. |
1328 | Castruccio goes to Rome with Louis. Pistoia
surprizedC. returns to Tuscany & takes Pistoia. Dies. Cane della Scala takes Padua. |