Note 297 — BOOK THE SEVENTH.
Reading edition
The Guelphs and the Ghibellines were two factions that began in Italy in the reign of the Emperor Frederic II. The former espoused the pope’s interest, and the latter that of the emperor.
Reading edition
The Guelphs and the Ghibellines were two factions that began in Italy in the reign of the Emperor Frederic II. The former espoused the pope’s interest, and the latter that of the emperor.