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HISTORY OF MORRONE



The Samnites
The Romans
The Normans
Historical chronology
The Charter of Carlo II d’Angiò
The Census of 1532
The appraisal of Morrone of 1593
Historical Events
1614 visit of Monsigor Eustacchio
1734 visit of Monsignor Tria
Luigi Cinelli
Miscellaneous
Parochial Archive
Customs
Traditions
Weights and Measures
Markets and Fairs
The Feast of San Giuseppe
The Territory
Migratory route for herds
Surnames and Nicknames
Vanished surnames
Experts and Masters from Morrone
Famous People
Santa Maria in Casalpiano
Franco Valente: Casalpiano
The Toponymy of Morrone

Rural Life
A stroll around Morrone
Panoramic photo
Old prayers
Morronese cookbook
Postcards from Morrone
The portals of house
Morronese crafts
 

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Morrone seen from:
Poetri in morronese dialect
 

YESTERDAY AND TODAY


Old photo album
Current photo album
Photos from viewers of the site
Songs from Morrone
Earthquake from Morrone
My page

I Miaban
The Newspaper of Morrone
 

THE MOLISE


INDEX MOLISE

The Molise territory
Molise in the norman period
The road system
Pre-norman fortifications and settlements
Urban development: the church and the castle
Relations with the Church
Architecture in norman times
Fortifications and castles
Molise at the time of the crusades
Molise and the Adriatic
The fortifications today
 

The South and the Unification of Italy

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LA STORIA DI MORRONE



I Sanniti
I Romani
I Normanni
Cronologia storica
1303 Carlo II D'Angiò
I censimenti dal 1532
L'apprezzo del 1593
Avvenimenti
1614 Mons. Eustacchio
1734 Mons. Tria
Inchiesta Murattiana
Miscellanea
Archivio parrocchiale
I costumi
Le tradizioni
I pesi e le misure
I mercati e le fiere
La festa di San Giuseppe
Il territorio
Il tratturo
I cognomi e i soprannomi
I cognomi scomparsi
I maestri
Le persone famose
S. Maria in Casalpiano

Cli scavi di Casalpiano
Franco Valente spiega Caslpiano
Franco Valente: Casalpiano
Franco Valente: Araldica
La chiesa Madre
I Feudatari di Morrone
Toponimo di Morrone
L'Italia Meridionale
Vita rurale.
Quattro passi per Morrone
Panoramiche grandangolo
Antiche preghiere
Ricettario morronese
Cartoline da Morrone
I portali e lavori in pietra
Vecchi oggetti morronesi
lettere d'oltreoceano
 

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Morrone visto da:
La poesia dialettale
 

MORRONE IERI E OGGI


Raccolta foto antiche
Raccolta foto recenti
Canzoni morronesi
foto inviate da Voi
Il terremoto a Morrone
Altri siti Molisani
La mia pagina

I Miaban
Il Giornale di Morrone
 

IL MOLISE E
REGIONI CONFINANTI


INDICE MOLISE

Il territorio del Molise
L'epoca Normanna
Le vie di comunicazione
Fortificazioni e insediamenti prenormanni
Sviluppo urbano: la chiesa
e il castello
I rapporti con la Chiesa
L'architettura Normanna
Opere fortificate e castelli
Il Molise e le crociate
Il Molise e l'Adriatico
Le opere fortificate oggi

INDICE ABRUZZO

LA CAMPANIA

 

IL SUD E L'UNITA'D' ITALIA

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THE MOLISE.
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Molise in the norman period

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The Normans of Molise
         Molise County
         Loritello County

The success gained at the battle of Civitate sul Fortore (1053) marked the beginning of the Norman conquests of the Adriatic lands belonging to the principality of Benevento. Godfrey, brother of Robert Guiscard, attacked the Longobard county of Larino and took by storm the Castle of Morrone in the Samnium-Guillamatum.
In 1061, Robert, son of Godfrey, was proclaimed “primo comiti de Loritello” and carried on the efforts of territorial expansion started by his father. After conquering the County of Teate (the present Chieti), which he entrusted to his brother Drogone, he proceeded to besiege Ortona. The Count, who had vassals all the way to the banks of the Pescara river, played a very important role among the Norman noblemen and was even feared by the Church.
Pope Gregory VII, reconciled with Guiscard (1080), recognised Robert’s victories but requested that he respect the lands belonging to the Papal State. Robert, who had ambitious expansionist designs, was busy across the river Fortore: in 1100 he became Lord of Bovino and perhaps also of Dragonara. His son Robert II revealed himself as a great collaborator of the Church, unlike his father, and took part in the council of Troy (1115) called by Pasquale II, and in the council convened five years later by Callisto. The two Popes tried to stop the internecine fighting among the Norman lords and to persuade them to side against Arrigo V.
Robert II ruled the County during the reign of William, Duke of Apulia (1111-1127), who was weak and unable to control the feudal wars fought in Capitanata. William of Loritello betrayed Roger II and sided with Lotario III, who descended on Italy in 1137, paying homage to him on the river Tronto and opening the doors of Termoli, in line with the policy also adopted by Count Hugh II of Molise.
The vengeance of the King against William was not late in coming: the County was presumably seized by the Crown. Before dying, Roger II asked his son William to bestow the title of Count of Loritello to Robert of Basunvilla, an elusive figure who adopted an ambiguous but often pro-German policy. In 1169, Robert was called back by Queen Margaret and William the Good to pay homage and become once again Count of Loritello and of Conversano.

 

 

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