Heribert Of Antimiano

Heribert Of Antimiano (born c. 971, –980—died Jan. 16, 1045, Milan [Italy]) was the archbishop of Milan who for two years led his city in defying the Holy Roman emperor Conrad II. During the Risorgimento, the period of Italian unification in the 19th century, Heribert’s fame was revived as an example of Italian nationalism. Born to a family of Lombard origin belonging to the powerful class of capitanei (major nobles), Heribert rose rapidly in the...