1266 battle between the troops of Charles of Anjou and Manfred of Sicily. It took place on 26 February 1266 in what is now Italy. The setting was Benevento. It was part of Crusade against the Hohenstaufen. Those involved included House of Hohenstaufen and Capetian House of Anjou.
Before and after
- from April 1264 to September 1266Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266
- 1265Birth of Dante Alighieri
- from 1265 to 1479Byzantine–Ottoman wars
- from October 1265 to January 1266Conquest of Murcia
- 26 February 1266Battle of Benevento
- 4 April 1268Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1268
- from 14 May 1268 to 18 May 1268Siege of Antioch
- 1270Rise of House of Valois
- from 1270 to 1975Ethiopian Empire
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- 27 November 1095Pope Urban II calls the First Crusade
- 1206Temujin is proclaimed Genghis Khan
- 1212Children's Crusade
- from 18 July 1270 to 30 October 1270Eighth Crusade
- from 24 May 1337 to 9 October 1453Hundred Years' War
The era
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