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Sorry I'm not sure if this was clear. I mean of course the 300 knights were
fighting on behalf of Nicholas, but did he himself take some active part in
the fighting (and which other popes).
Thanks
Charles
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>Subject: [M-R] Bishops of Rome and Battles
>Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:32:17 +0000
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>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>Hi all,
>
>From ‘The Age Of Robert Guiscard’ (p129) by G A Loud: -
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>‘The papal archdeacon Hildebrand travelled to Capua in the spring of 1059
>and persuaded Prince Richard to provide 300 knights with whose aid Nicholas
>defeated and captured his rival for the papal throne.’
>
>
>From this and other references it is not clear to me whether Nicholas II
>was directing proceedings from afar or was himself in the thick of the
>fighting against Benedict X. Can anyone please clarify this and more
>generally which other popes, as popes, led their troops into battle? So far
>I have –
>
>Leo IX – against the Normans in southern Italy in 1053
>Lucius II – against republicans in Rome 1145
>Julius II – too many to mention
>
>
>Thanks
>
>Charles
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