[PAR] [TLE] Guelphs and Ghibellines [SEP] The Guelphs and Ghibellines ( ; , also , ; Italian: "guelfi e ghibellini" ] ) were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor, respectively, in the Italian city-states of central and northern Italy.  During the 12th and 13th centuries, rivalry between these two parties formed a particularly important aspect of the internal politics of medieval Italy.  The struggle for power between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire had arisen with the Investiture Controversy, which began in 1075 and ended with the Concordat of Worms in 1122.  The division between the Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy, however, persisted until the 15th century. [PAR] [TLE] Alberico da Romano [SEP] Alberico da Romano (1196 – 26 August 1260), called Alberico II, was an Italian condottiero, troubadour, and an alternatingly Guelph and Ghibelline statesman.  He was also a patron of Occitan literature.
[PAR] [TLE] Guelphs and Ghibellines [ SEP ] The Guelphs and Ghibellines ( ; , also , ; Italian : " guelfi e ghibellini " ] ) were factions supporting the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor , respectively , in the Italian city - states of central and northern Italy . During the 12th and 13th centuries , rivalry between these two parties formed a particularly important aspect of the internal politics of medieval Italy . The struggle for power between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire had arisen with the Investiture Controversy , which began in 1075 and ended with the Concordat of Worms in 1122 . The division between the Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy , however , persisted until the 15th century . [PAR] [TLE] Alberico da Romano [ SEP ] Alberico da Romano ( 1196 – 26 August 1260 ) , called Alberico II , was an Italian condottiero , troubadour , and an alternatingly Guelph and Ghibelline statesman . He was also a patron of Occitan literature .
What was the faction called that supported the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor in the Italian city-states and that Alberico da Romano was a statesman of in the 1100's?
What was the faction called that supported the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor in the Italian city - states and that Alberico da Romano was a statesman of in the 1100 's ?
The Guelphs and Ghibellines
The Guelphs and Ghibellines