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Veronese League
Origins
In 1164 Verona, Vicenza, Padua and Treviso, with the backing of the Republic of Venice and the Byzantine Empire, formed a league to resist the taxes and officials imposed by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in northern Italy.
Rule and society
The league was a sworn alliance of independent communes rather than a state. Its members promised mutual defence and refused imperial demands, and Barbarossa failed to subdue them in 1164. Venice supplied money and diplomatic support, eager to keep the emperor out of the Adriatic hinterland.
Decline and legacy
In 1167 the Veronese League merged with the Lombard cities to form the much larger Lombard League, which defeated Barbarossa at Legnano in 1176.
Lineage
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- Commune of Verona was part of Veronese League1164 CE – 1167 CE
- Commune of Padua was part of Veronese League1164 CE – 1167 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Veronese League. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/veronese-league
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