Villani's Chronicle. Giovanni Villani

§ 24.—How the Order of the Minor Friars began 114 § 25.—How the Order of the Preaching Friars began 114 § 26.—How the Florentines destroyed the castle of Frondigliano 115 § 30.—How the Florentines destroyed the strongholds of Simifonti and of Combiata 116 § 31.—Destruction of Montelupo, and how the Florentines gained Montemurlo 116 § 32.—How the Florentines elected their first Podestà 117 § 36.—How during Otho's lifetime Frederick II. of Suabia was elected Emperor by the desire of the Church at Rome 118 § 37.—Concerning the death of the old Count Guido, and of his progeny 119 § 38.—How the parties of the Guelfs and Ghibellines arose in Florence 121 § 39.—Of the families and the nobles which became Guelfs and Ghibellines in Florence 123 § 41.—How the Florentines caused the dwellers in the country around to swear fealty to the city, and how the new Carraia Bridge was begun 125 BOOK VI. How Frederick II. was consecrated and made Emperor, and the great things which came to pass. § 1. 127 § 5.—How the Florentines led an army against Pistoia, and laid waste the country round about 129 § 14.—How the Emperor Frederick came to enmity with the Church 130 § 22.—How the Emperor laid hold of King Henry, his son 133 § 23.—How the war began between Pope Innocent IV. and the Emperor Frederick 134 § 24.—Of the sentence which Pope Innocent pronounced at the council of Lyons-on-Rhine, upon the Emperor Frederick 135 § 25.—How the Pope and the Church caused a new Emperor to be elected in place of Frederick, the deposed Emperor 138 § 26.—We will tell an incident in the affairs of Florence 140 § 33.—How the Guelf party was first driven from Florence by the Ghibellines and the forces of the Emperor Frederick 140 § 34.—How the host of the Emperor Frederick was defeated by the Parmesans, and by the Pope's legate 146 § 35.—How the Guelf refugees from Florence were taken in the fortress of Capraia 147 § 39.—How the Primo Popolo was formed in Florence to be a defence against the violence and attacks of the Ghibellines 149 § 41.—How the Emperor Frederick died at Firenzuola in Apulia 151 § 42.—How the Popolo of Florence peaceably restored the Guelfs to Florence 152 § 43.—How at the time of the said Popolo the Florentines discomfited the men of Pistoia, and afterwards banished certain families of the Ghibellines from Florence 153 § 44.—How King Conrad, son of Frederick the Emperor, came from Germany into Apulia, and had the lordship over the realm of Sicily, and how he died 154 § 45.—How Manfred, natural son of Frederick, took the lordship of the kingdom of Sicily and of Apulia, and caused himself to be crowned 156 § 46.—Of the war between Pope Alexander and King Manfred 158 § 50.—How the bridge Santa Trinita was built 160 § 53.—How the golden florins were first made in Florence 161 § 55.—How the Florentines marched against Siena, and the Sienese came to terms with them, and there was peace between them 162 § 65.—How the Popolo of Florence drave out the Ghibellines for the first time from Florence, and the reason why 164 § 69.—Incidents of the doings that were in Florence at the time of the Popolo 166 § 72.—How the great tyrant, Ezzelino da Romano, was defeated by the Cremonese and died in prison 167 § 73.—How both the king of Castille and Richard, earl of Cornwall, were elected king of the Romans 169 § 74.—How the Ghibelline refugees from Florence sent into Apulia to King Manfred for succour 169 § 75.—How the commonwealth and people of Florence led a great host up to the gates of Siena with the carroccio 170 § 76.—How King Manfred sent Count Giordano with 800 Germans to succour the Sienese and the Ghibelline refugees from Florence 173 § 77.—How the Ghibelline refugees from Florence prepared to deceive the commonwealth and people of Florence, and cause them to be betrayed 174 § 78.—How the Florentines raised an army to fortify Montalcino, and were discomfited by Count Giordano and by the Sienese at Montaperti 177 § 79.—How the Guelfs of Florence, after the said discomfiture, departed from Florence and went to Lucca