Guelph
noun
a member of the political party in medieval Italy and Germany that supported the sovereignty of the papacy against the German emperors: opposed to the Ghibellines.
Guelfism
-
a word derived from
Guelph.
Example Sentences
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Even more threatening was the revulsion of feeling in Milan itself, when its ardent Guelfism was changed to indifference by Innocent’s indiscreet assertion of certain ecclesiastical immunities which touched the pride of the citizens.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
Florence too was nominally the head quarters of Guelfism, and Dante had fought bravely in her battles against the Ghibellines.
From Dante Six Sermons by Wicksteed, Philip H.
