1158 in Italy

Events during the year 1158 in Italy.

Events

 * In June 1158, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa set out upon his second Italian expedition. During this expedition:
 * The Diet of Roncaglia near Piacenza was first convoked by Frederick Barbarossa.
 * The University of Bologna, the oldest continually operating university in the world, was granted its first privileges by the Emperor.

Deaths

 * Geoffrey VI, Count of Anjou (1134–1158)