Alessandria
Proper noun
Meaning
Alessandria
A city and associated province of Piedmont, Italy.
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Examples
During the wars led by Emperor Frederick II in northern Italy, the city chose his side: Asti was defeated by the Guelphs of Alessandria at Quattordio and Clamandrana, but thanks to Genoese help, it recovered easily.
In this period, Corleone was largely repopulated by Ghibellines from Alessandria (modern Piedmont), Brescia and elsewhere - "Lombards" led by Oddone de Camerana.
Crossroad in Alessandria, Italy: luminaires with mercury lamps are in the background, LED street lights in the middle, luminaires with high pressure sodium lamps are in the foreground.
When the northern Italian cities inflicted a defeat on Frederick at Alessandria in 1175, the European world was shocked.