There have been several
siege
A siege () . is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecrafts or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict charact ...
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Naples
Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...
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Siege of Naples (536)
The siege of Naples in 536 was a successful siege of Naples by the Eastern Roman Empire under Belisarius during the Gothic War.
The Byzantine army under Belisarius, having subdued Sicily with ease, landed on mainland Italy in late spring 536, and ...
by the Byzantines
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Siege of Naples (542–543)
The siege of Naples was a successful siege of Naples by the Ostrogothic leader Totila in 542–543 AD. After crushing the Byzantine armies at Faventia and Mucellium, Totila marched south towards Naples, held by the general Conon with 1,000 men. ...
by the Ostrogoths
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Siege of Naples (1078) There have been several sieges of Naples:
*Siege of Naples (536) by the Byzantines
*Siege of Naples (542–543) by the Ostrogoths
* Siege of Naples (1078) by Prince Richard I of Capua
*Siege of Naples (1191) by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
* Siege ...
by Prince
Richard I of Capua
Richard Drengot (''c.'' 1025 – died 1078) was the count of Aversa (1049–1078), prince of Capua (1058–1078, as Richard I) and duke of Gaeta (1064–1078).
Early career in Italy
Richard, who came from near Dieppe in the Pays de Caux in easte ...
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Siege of Naples (1191)
The siege of Naples was a siege in 1191 during the expedition of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor aiming to conquer the Kingdom of Sicily in name of the claim of his wife Empress Constance. It lasted three months before Henry abandoned his expeditio ...
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Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
Henry VI (German language, German: ''Heinrich VI.''; November 1165 – 28 September 1197), a member of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was King of Germany (King of the Romans) from 1169 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 until his death. From 1194 he was ...
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Siege of Naples (1441) There have been several sieges of Naples:
*Siege of Naples (536) by the Byzantines
*Siege of Naples (542–543) by the Ostrogoths
*Siege of Naples (1078) by Prince Richard I of Capua
*Siege of Naples (1191) by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
* Siege o ...
by
Alfonso V of Aragon
Alfonso the Magnanimous (Alfons el Magnànim in Catalan language, Catalan) (139627 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfons V) and the ruler of the Crown of Aragon from 1416 and King of Naples (as Alfons I) from 1442 until his ...
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Siege of Naples (1494) There have been several sieges of Naples:
*Siege of Naples (536) by the Byzantines
*Siege of Naples (542–543) by the Ostrogoths
*Siege of Naples (1078) by Prince Richard I of Capua
*Siege of Naples (1191) by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
*Siege of ...
during the Italian War of 1494–1498
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Siege of Naples (1528)
The siege of Naples was a siege of the Italian city of Naples in 1528 during the War of the League of Cognac.
Course
In April 1528, the French commander Odet de Foix laid siege to the city while Andrea Doria's nephew Filippino organised a nav ...
by Louis, Count of Vaudémont
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