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Castle of Saracinesco. There are only a few ruins walls remains of the old castle
Several times in the course of the expedition, the pope had come his threats to
Corradino, until April 5, 1268, the Thursday before Easter, Clement IV solemnly
excommunicated "reckless child" depriving him, this time, also the title of king of
Jerusalem.
Left Rome, the Swabian avoided to enter the Kingdom for the usual way of
Ceprano, because tactically controlled by the enemy, instead he went Via Valeria,
along which already had some support points such as Tivoli, Vicovaro, Saracinesco,
Anticoli and Tagliacozzo. So for the past Tivoli and Vicovaro, Corradino crossed to
Saracinesco, Corrado of Antioch castle, where he chose to make a stop to greet the
bride's cousin Corrado, the beautiful Beatrice Lancia, her mother Margaret and his
bride-to Galeotto Lancia, son of Galvano, Cubitosa d’Aquino. The pause was brief,
lasted the time to pay homage to the illustrious Lord of Saracinesco which,
however, still held as hostages two princes Orsini and French Jourdain de l'Isle "a
circumstance which Corrado of Antioch, shortly after , went debtor of his salvation
"(F. Gregorovius).
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