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Rainald of Urslingen was the son of Conrad of Urslingen and
Duke of Spoleto The Duke of Spoleto was the ruler of Spoleto and most of central Italy outside the Papal States during the Early and High Middle Ages (c. 500 – 1300). The first dukes were appointed by the Lombard king, but they were independent in practice. Th ...
from 1223 to 1230. Rainald was initially appointed by the
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to oppose
Dipold, Count of Acerra Dipold (), known in German language, German as Diepold (or Dietpold) von Schweinspünt, was a German ''ministerialis'' who was raised to the Duchy of Spoleto in 1209. Of Bavarian origin, he was a reputed younger son of Berthold II of Vohburg and A ...
, and in 1228 he was granted sweeping powers, which he did not hesitate to use, as
imperial vicar An imperial vicar () was a prince charged with administering all or part of the Holy Roman Empire on behalf of the emperor. Later, an imperial vicar was invariably one of two princes charged by the Golden Bull with administering the Holy Roman E ...
in the
March of Ancona The March of Ancona ( or ''Anconetana'') was a frontier march centred on the city of Ancona and later Fermo then Macerata in the Middle Ages. Its name is preserved as an Italian region today, the Marche, and it corresponds to almost the entir ...
. In that year, he invaded the March and granted privileges to
Osimo Osimo is a town and ''comune'' of the Marche region of Italy, in the province of Ancona. The municipality covers a hilly area located approximately south of the port city of Ancona and the Adriatic Sea. History The oldest archaeological evide ...
,
San Ginesio San Ginesio is an Italian Comune (Italy), municipality with a population of 3,040 inhabitants located in the Province of Macerata within the Marche region. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Phy ...
,
Ripatransone Ripatransone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ascoli Piceno in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about northeast of Ascoli Piceno. History The hill of Ripatransone (whose name means "rock of Transo ...
, and
Recanati Recanati () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Macerata, in the Italian region of Marche. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th c ...
. This action sparked the
War of the Keys The War of the Keys (1228–1230) was the first military conflict between Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Papacy. Fighting took place in Central Italy, central and southern Italy. The Papacy made strong gains at first, securing the Pap ...
.


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*Jordan, E. ''Les origines de la domination Angevine en Italie''. Paris, 1909. Dukes of Spoleto Court of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor 12th-century births 1230 deaths Year of birth unknown Imperial vicars {{Germany-noble-stub