Treaty of Lodi

Treaty of Lodi
ContextConflict between the Duchy of Milan and the Republic of Venice with their respective allies.
Signed9 April 1454
LocationBroletto Palace, Lodi, Duchy of Milan
(present-day Lombardy, Italy)
Signatories

The Treaty of Lodi, or Peace of Lodi, was a peace agreement to put an end to the Wars in Lombardy between the Venetian Republic and the Duchy of Milan, signed in the city of Lodi on 9 April 1454.[1]

The historical relevance of the treaty lies in having guaranteed the Italian Peninsula 40 years of stable peace, consequently favoring the artistic and literary flowering of the Renaissance.[2]

  1. ^ "Lodi nell'Enciclopedia Treccani". www.treccani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  2. ^ "Lorenzo il Magnifico e Firenze". Skuola.net - Portale per Studenti: Materiali, Appunti e Notizie (in Italian). Retrieved 2023-03-21.