Conflicts & Resolutions · Battle

Battle of Cortenuova

1237 · 13th century

The Battle of Cortenuova was fought on 27 November 1237 in Lombardy, when the emperor Frederick II defeated the army of the revived Lombard League led by Milan. The Milanese carroccio, the city's battle-wagon, was captured and sent to Rome as a trophy. The emperor's demand for unconditional surrender stiffened the cities' resistance, however, and he never broke the league.

Battle of Cortenuova
Image: Giovanni Villani, Nuova Cronica, Chronica, 14. Jahrhundert, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Rom Cod. Chigi L VIII 296, fol. 76v. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 1 state history

Lombard League

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Cortenuova. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-cortenuova
MLA
“Battle of Cortenuova.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-cortenuova. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Battle of Cortenuova.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-cortenuova.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Battle of Cortenuova’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-cortenuova (Accessed: ).

Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻