Ghibelline

== English == === Etymology === From Italian ghibellino, from German Waiblingen, from Middle High German Wibellingen, the name of a castle in Swabia held by the Hohenstaufen dynasty (nowadays in the township of Waiblingen), from Old High German Weibilinga, Weibelingen, possibly a suffixed form of the personal name Wabilo, Wahilo. The emperor's supporters used the name as a rallying cry, which was probably introduced to Italy during the reign of Frederick Barbarossa, 1155—1190. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪbəlin/, /ˈɡɪbəlaɪn/, /ˈɡɪbələn/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɡɪbɪlaɪn/ === Noun === Ghibelline (plural Ghibellines) (historical, politics) In the politics of medieval Italian city states, any member of a faction that supported the Holy Roman Emperor in a long struggle against the Guelphs and the Pope. 2012, Elizabeth K. Haller, Dante Aleghieri (1265—1321), Lister M. Matheson (editor), Icons of the Middle Ages, Volume 1, ABC-Clio (Greenwood) page 246, The Ghibellines gained power in Florence in 1249 and immediately banished the Guelphs. Ezzelino da Romano was one of the leaders of the Ghibelline movement and had a reputation for cruelty. He is depicted by Dante as a tyrant in The Divine Comedy. ==== Usage notes ==== The division between Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy persisted until the 15th century, long after the original controversy had been resolved. ==== Translations ==== === References === Taylor, I. (1896). Names and Their Histories: Alphabetically Arranged as a Handbook of Historical Geography and Topographical Nomenclature. United Kingdom: Rivington, Percival, p. 290 === Further reading === Investiture Controversy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Waiblingen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Great Interregnum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Dante Alighieri § Florence and politics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia