Guelph Annals of Piacenza

[2][3] The Annals is found in the manuscript Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, lat.

The Annals is a substantial narrative history, more properly called a chronicle.

[4] The first annalistic entry—the death of Bishop Siegfried—is erroneously dated to 1012, when it in fact took place in 1031.

[2] The Annals is certainly written from a Guelph perspective, typical of the city of Piacenza.

The Guelphs opposed the efforts of the Holy Roman Emperors to increase their power in the kingdom of Italy.