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Kastoríá surrenders, despite the fact that its …
Years: 1082 - 1082
Kastoríá surrenders, despite the fact that its English garrison consists of three hundred fiercely anti-Norman members of Emperor Alexios' Varangian Guard.
Pope Gregory VII, however, suddenly recalls Guiscard to Italy to help him expel the German king Henry, who seeks a military decision in his struggle with the church.
Leaving his forces under the command of his son Bohémond, Guiscard sails for Italy.
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People
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Bohemond I of Antioch
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Nikephoros Melissenos
- Pope Gregory VII
- Robert Guiscard
Groups
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Anglo-Saxons
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Venice, Duchy of
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Normans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Bulgaria, Theme of
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
Topics
- Investiture Controversy
- Holy Roman Empire-Papacy War of 1081-84
- Norman invasion of the Balkans, First
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Years: 1082 - 1082
Locations
People
- Alexios I Komnenos
- Bohemond I of Antioch
- Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Nikephoros Melissenos
- Pope Gregory VII
- Robert Guiscard
Groups
- Lombards (West Germanic tribe)
- Anglo-Saxons
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Venice, Duchy of
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Normans
- German, or Ottonian (Roman) Empire
- Bulgaria, Theme of
- Apulia, Norman Duchy of
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Komnenos dynasty, restored
Topics
- Investiture Controversy
- Holy Roman Empire-Papacy War of 1081-84
- Norman invasion of the Balkans, First
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions