1158 in Italy

← 1157 1156 1155 1158 in Italy → 1159 1160 1161
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See also:	History of Italy Timeline of Italian history List of years in Italy

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

• Geoffrey VI, Count of Anjou (1134–1158)

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