Montefiascone

Montefiascone is a city and comune of the province of Viterbo, in Lazio, primary Italy. It stands on a hill on the southeast aspect of Lake Bolsena, about 100 km north of Rome. The call of the metropolis derives from that of the Falisci. Later, it become controlled by using the Etruscans. It was cautioned that Montefiascone occupies the site of the Etruscan Temple called Fanum Voltumnae, at which the representatives of the 12 chief cities of Etruria met in the days in their independence. Under the Empire, the competition become held near Volsinii. The first documents bringing up Montefiascone are from 853 CE, whilst it belonged to the bishop of Tuscania. In 1058 and 1074 the Popes Stephen IX and Gregory VII, respectively, stopped here.

In 1093 the citadel changed into besieged by means of Emperor Henry IV. The importance of the fortress changed into confirmed by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa's visit in 1185. In the subsequent two centuries, as a Papal ownership, Montefiascone lived its period of highest splendour. The Castle was frequently house of Popes, and turned into therefore enlarged and decorated. During Avignon Papacy, it become the principle house of the Papal legate Cardinal Albornoz. In 1463, however, it changed into already decaying, as inside the phrases of with the aid of Pope Pius II.