Milan–Lodi War
The Milan–Lodi War was a conflict fought in the early 12th century between the Lombard comuni of Milan and Lodi, resulting in the defeat and destruction of the latter. Background The death in 1052 of Boniface of Canossa without male heirs resulted in Isola Fulcheria, one of his fiefdoms, whose most important center was the city of Crema, passing under the direct control of the Holy Roman Emperor. In 1055 the emperor Henry III the Black donated the fiefdom to Upaldo, bishop of Cremona, but Beatrice of Lorraine, widow of Bonifacio, decided that after her death the fiefs of her husband would be inherited by her daughter, Matilde of Canossa. On 1 January 1098 Matilda decided to cede the countryside of Isola Fulcheria to the bishopric and to the city of Cremona on the condition that in exchange for it they would swear loyalty to her, recognizing her as their lady. The Cremonese accepted, but Crema refused to submit to Cremona, prompting the latter to send an army against Crema in May of the same year, without however being able to capture due to the city being well fortified and provided with a strong castle. In 1102 Crema went on