1053 · Normans of southern Italy vs Papal-Swabian-Lombard army
On 18 June 1053, the Normans of Apulia under Humphrey of Hauteville defeated a Swabian-Italian-Lombard army organised by Pope Leo IX near Civitate; the pope was captured. The victory consolidated Norman power in southern Italy and forced the papacy toward accommodation with the Normans.
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