Treaty of Benevento - The Treaty of Benevento was an important treaty between the
papacy of
Adrian IV and the
NormanKingdom of Sicily. After years of turbulent relations, the popes finally settled down to a peace with the Hauteville kings.
The events in 1156 left the pope alone in opposition to the Normans. The army of
Michael Palaeologus had been annihilated, the army of
Frederick Barbarossa had returned to
Germany, and the internal rebels against royal authority in
Apulia, men like
Robert II of Capua or
Richard II of Aquila, had either reconciled or been imprisoned. In short, the pope had no support to continue hostilities. He was also barred from
Rome by the populace. He was staying at
Benevento, which had been papal territory for over a century. The Sicilian army approached Benevento and the pope was forced to make terms.