Most of Rome’s leading families stayed loyal to the reform popes, but three took the German side of the squabble. In 1075 a spat grew up between one of the pope’s officials and a member of one of these families, Cencio di Stefano.
I'm wondering what the squabble here means.
Thanks for your help.
Refer to this history of Rome . id=dGFEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT152&lpg=PT152&dq=In+1075+a+spat+grew+up&source=bl&ots=Q68DivD9PI&sig=ACfU3U0NApldZ8HT9IyKtL1TsVvz_u7dRg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiG9IKvt7TgAhWSylkKHeY6CYIQ6AEwAHoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=In%201075%20a%20spat%20grew%20up&f=false If you find the paragraph that begins with your text, the previous paragraph explains the squabble. Clive
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Refer to this history of Rome. https://books.google.ca/books?id=dGFEDwAAQBAJ&