siege, medieval

Siege of Ferrara

Name: Siege of Ferrara
Location: Ferrara, Italy

Siege of Ferrara was a siege conducted in 1240 at Ferrara, in what is now Italy. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ferrara. The recorded result: Guelph–papal victory; Ferrara captured, Ghibelline faction exiled; Lower Po brought under papal-allied control.

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Fought1240

WhereFerrara, Italy44.839N, 11.617E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeGuelph–papal victory; Ferrara captured, Ghibelline faction exiled; Lower Po brought under papal-allied control

Belligerents20px Holy Roman Empire; 20px Ferrara; 20px Ghibellines; Pro-imperial contingentsagainst20px Papacy; 20px Republic of Venice; 20px Este; 20px Guelph cities; Mantua; Ravenna; Bologna; Milan

Casualties and losses1,000 killed, wounded or capturedandHundreds killed or wounded

Record

Date	1240 (year precision) to 1240
Place	Ferrara, Italy 44.839N, 11.617E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	2,500–4,000; Substantial contingent of German cavalry; Reinforcements from pro-imperial communes	6,000–9,000; 200 Milanese cavalry; Venetian naval forces with siege equipment
Casualties and losses	1,000 killed, wounded or captured	Hundreds killed or wounded
Commanders	Azzo VII d'Este Gregorio di Montelongo Filippo da Pistoia Alberico da Romano

Placed at Ferrara; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Occhiobello 1815, 9.0 km N
Battle of Casaglia 1815, 9.2 km NW
Battle of Polesella 1509, 20 km NE
Battle of Portomaggiore 1395, 21 km SE
Operation Herring 1945, 36 km NW

Elsewhere in 1240

Siege of Ferrara is one of 629 engagements of the 13th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q141490015, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ferrara, revision 1379608423, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.