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  CalendarHome.com - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
The father of Conrad II, Henry, Count of Speyer and Adelheid of Alsace, was a grandson of Luitgard, a daughter of the great Emperor Otto I who had married the Salian Duke Conrad the Red of Lorraine.
The grave of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor at the crypt of the cathedral of Speyer, Germany
A biography of Conrad II in chronicle form, Gesta Chuonradi II imperatoris, was written by his chaplain Wipo of Burgundy, and presented to Henry III in 1046, not long after the latter was crowned.
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 36th Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Hathui Hedwige of Germany, Empress of The Holy Roman Empire was born circa 856 in Germany.
Gisele Carolingian, Princess of The Holy Roman Empire was born circa 820 in Frankfurt, Hesse Nassau, Prussia.
Charles Carolingian II, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire "The Bald" was born 13 Jul 823 in Frankfurt, Hessen-Nassau, Prussia.
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 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Summary
Frederick II (December 26, 1194 – December 13, 1250), of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, was a pretender to the title of King of the Romans from 1212 and unopposed holder of that monarchy from 1215.
The sarcophagus of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen in the Cathedral of Palermo.
Manfred received the principate of Taranto and the government of the Kingdom, Henry the Kingdom of Arles or that of Jerusalem, while the son of Henry VII was entrusted the Duchy of Austria and the Marquisate of Styria.
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 The Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was an attempt to revive the Western Roman Empire, whose legal and political structure deteriorated during the 5th and 6th centuries, to be replaced by independent kingdoms ruled by Germanic nobles.
The spiritual influence of the western division of the church expanded simultaneously, in particular during the pontificate (590­604) of Gregory I. As the political prestige of the Byzantine Empire declined, the papacy grew increasingly resentful of interference by secular and ecclesiastical authorities at Constantinople in the affairs and practices of the Western church.
Emperor Frederick II renewed imperial efforts to vanquish the Italian cities and the papacy in the 13th century, but he was unsuccessful.
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 Henry II, Holy Roman emperor and German king. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Henry II, Holy Roman emperor and German king.
Returning (1013) to Italy, Henry was crowned (1014) Holy Roman emperor at Rome.
Henry died childless; he was succeeded by Conrad II.
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 The Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire (German: Heiliges Römisches Reich) was a political conglomeration of lands in western and central Europe in the Middle Ages.
The term Roman Empire was used in 1034 to denote the lands under Conrad II, and Holy Empire in 1157.
Conrad III came to the throne in 1138, being the first of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, which was about to restore the glory of the Empire even under the new conditions of the 1122 Concordat of Worms.
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 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Summary
Frederick I (1123-1190), or Frederick Barbarossa, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190.
The son of Duke Frederick II of Swabia, Frederick I was the nephew of Emperor Conrad III of the Hohenstaufen family.
His forces secured a great victory over the Romans at the Battle of Monte Porzio, but his campaign was stopped by the sudden outbreak of an epidemic (malaria or the plague), which threatened to destroy the Imperial army and drove the emperor as a fugitive to Germany, where he remained for the ensuing six years.
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 Wikinfo | Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
Frederick II Hohenstaufen (December 26, 1194 - 1250) ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 1220 through 1250.His empire was frequently at war with the Papal States, so it is not surprising that he was excommunicated – twice, in fact.
He was the son of the emperor Henry VI who had died in 1197, when Frederick was three years old.
Otto of Brunswick had been crowned Holy Roman Emperor by pope Innocent III in 1209; Frederick had been elected king of Germany by a rebellious faction who had the backing of Innocent III in 1211 at the Diet of Nuremberg after Otto had fallen into disfavor with the pope who excommunicated him.
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 Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henry, count of Speyer, the father of Conrad II was a grandson of Luitgard, a daughter of Emperor Otto I who had married the Salian Duke Conrad the Red of Lorraine.
The grave of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor at the crypt of the cathedral of Speyer, Germany
A biography of Conrad II in chronicle form, Gesta Chuonradi II imperatoris, was written by his chaplain Wipo of Burgundy, and presented to Henry III in 1046, not long after the latter was crowned.
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 Lothar II, Holy Roman Emperor
The sole member of the house of Supplinburg to hold the titles, Lothar II (1075-1137) became duke of Saxony in 1106, king of Germany in 1125 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1133.
Lothar faced opposition through most of his reign from Frederick II[?], the Hohenstaufen duke of Swabia, whom he had defeated in the election to the kingship (the usual preliminary to accession as emperor), and Frederick's brother Conrad III.
After Lothar's death, he was elected (1138) king of the Romans, ruling as emperor in all but name, though he was never crowned as such.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Holy
The Holy Spirit is sometimes defined as the aspect of God immanent in this world, in human beings, and in the church.
Holy Roman Empire designation for the political entity that originated at the coronation as emperor (962) of the German king Otto I and endured until the renunciation (1806) of the imperial title by Francis II.
In Roman Catholic churches there is a bowl (stoup or font) of holy water near the doors, so that the faithful may bless themselves with it on entering.
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 Royalty.nu - The History of the Holy Roman Empire and Its Emperors
Conrad II, 990-1039: Emperor of Three Kingdoms by Herwig Wolfram, translated by Denise A. Kaiser.
Renaissance Monarchy by Glenn Richardson is a comparative study of King Henry VIII, King Francis I, and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V. The World of Emperor Charles V edited by W. Blockmans and Nicolette Mout.
The Decline of the Holy Roman Empire and the Rise of Prussia
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 Frederick II, Holy Roman emperor and German king. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
1194–1250, Holy Roman emperor (1220–50) and German king (1212–20), king of Sicily (1197–1250), and king of Jerusalem (1229–50), son of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI and of Constance, heiress of Sicily.
While emperor and pope were thus at swords’ points, Europe was threatened (1241) by a Mongol invasion under Batu Khan.
Frederick II was one of the most arresting figures of the Middle Ages.
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 Timeline: 1000-1100   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Harold II marches his army from the northern reaches of England all the way to the southeast corner to confront Duke William nineteen days later after the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
The Tower of London is rebuilt by William on earlier Roman ruins.
Civil war in the Holy Roman Empire comes to an end, and Henry IV brings the last of his rebellious barons to heel.
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 Keeping Catholics Catholic Page XXV-The Timeline-The Eleventh Century
Conrad II suppresses the rebellions in northern Italy and is crowned King of the Lombards.
Holy Roman Emperor, Henry III deposed Sylvester III and Gregory VI as Popes at Sutri.
It was led by Robert II, Duke of Normandy, the Conqueror’s son; at his side was his brother-in-law, Stephen of Blois; Godfrey of Boullion, Duke of Lorraine; his brother, Baldwin of Boulogne; Bohemond, and the major financier of the Crusade, Count Raymond IV of Toulouse.
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 Holy Roman Empire
Formally, the Reich comprised the king, to be crowned emperor by the pope (until 1508), on the one side, and the Reichsstände (imperial estates) on the other side.
Conrad III came to the throne in 1138, being the first of the Staufen dynasty, which was about to restore the glory of the Empire even under the new conditions of the 1122 Concordat of Worms.
These rights were now explicitly rooted in Roman Law, a far-reaching constitutional act; north of the Alps, the system was also now connected to feudal law, a change most visible in the withdrawal of the feuds of Henry the Lion in 1180 which lead to his public banning.
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 The Imperial Council of Princes and Counts of The Holy Roman Empire , Founded 1489 , The Imperial Nobility of Germany .
Frederick II, after inheriting Naples and Sicily, was primarily interested in Italian affairs; his conflict with the Papacy produced the Feud between Guelphs and Ghibellines throughout Italy and ruined the Imperial Authority there.The death (1254) of Conrad IV, the last ruling Hohenstaufen, was followed by an interregnum of 19 years.
During the reign of the Emperor Maximilian I (1493—1519) the conflict between the dynastic policy of the Hapsburg Emperors and the interests of the German empire (then known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation) became pronounced.
In 1804, Holy Roman Emperor Francis II took the Imperial Title Francis I, Emperor of Austria, and after the establishment (1806) of the Confederation of the Rhine under Napoleon I, Francis renounced His Imperial Title as Holy Roman Emperor.
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 Holy Roman Empire
The (second) medieval revival of the Western Roman Empire was referred to as The Holy Roman Empire which lasted from 962 AD to 1806.
Francis II ruled thereafter as Francis I of the Austrian Empire (established in 1804).
Usually, the king of Germany became emperor -considered by Europeans the title of most prestige- as soon as he was crowned by the pope.
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 Holy Roman Emperor: Frederick Ii
The Prince of Wales's motto is said to be derived from "John the Blind", Earl of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia, known in Luxembourg as "Jang de Blannen".
Blind as he was, he insisted on fighting in the Battle of Crécy in 1346 (helping Philippe of France against Edouard III of England), so he had himself strapped to his charger, and headed his troops into battle.
While working for Frederick II he produced a "Guide for the Perplexed" which had been written in Arabic and translated into Hebrew which Michael (with the help of Jewish and Arabic scholars) then translated into Latin.
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 Britannicaindia.com: Britannica Browse
Eastern Roman emperor (610-641) who reorganized and strengthened the imperial administration and the imperial armies but who, nevertheless, lost Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and Byzantine Mesopotamia...
Byzantine emperor for a brief period in 641 who was accused, probably falsely, of complicity in the death of his half brother, Constantine III.
A contemporary of the Holy Roman emperor Henry III, Hermann von Reichenau is historiographically important as a primary...
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 This Month in History, February
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Burgundy.
Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
World War II: A midnight curfew on night clubs, bars and other places of entertainment was set to go into effect across the nation.
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 Holy Roman Empire: Emperors — FactMonster.com
Maximilian II, Holy Roman emperor (1564–76), king of Bohemia (1562–76) and of Hungary (1563–76)
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman emperor (1619–37), king of Bohemia (1617–37) and of Hungary (1618–37)
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman emperor - Ferdinand III Ferdinand III, 1608–57, Holy Roman emperor (1637–57), king of Hungary...
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 DragonBear History: All That: The Holy Roman Empire
Because the emperors continued to include Italy within their aspirations (besides the partnership with the Papacy and the Carolingian imperial title's passing to Italy, the wealth of the Italian city-states was a strong draw), the popes led the opposition in this secular contest, too.
Other things being equal, the Electors would often prefer a son of the previous emperor, as something of a known quantity, so what developed was a series of "mini-dynasties" for a few generations at a time, changing whenever an emperor was especially unpopular or a new candidate had lot of especially rich backers.
By the time Charles V was crowned in 1519, he was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, sizable Austrian territories outside the Empire, Spain, the Netherlands, and all of southern Italy.
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 Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The birth of Frederick II In 1196 at Frankfurt am Main the child Frederick was elected to become King of the Germans.
Otto of Brunswick was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Innocent III in 1209.
The emperor responded by expelling the Minorites and the preachers from Lombardy, and electing his son Enzio as Imperial vicar for Northern Italy.
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 AllRefer Encyclopedia - German History, Biographies Encyclopedia
• Adelaide, empress consort of Holy Roman Emperor Otto I
• Leopold II, Holy Roman emperor, king of Bohemia and Hungary
• William II, emperor of Germany and king of Prussia
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 Burgundy,Bourgogne France,French Region of Burgundy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
In 843, Burgundy was divided between Charles I of France (later Charles II, Holy Roman emperor) and his brother, Emperor Lothair I. In 879 the kingdom of Provence, or Cisjurane Burgundy, was organized in the south, and in 888 the kingdom of Trans-Jurane Burgundy was created in the north.
In 1033 the kingdom was annexed by Conrad II, Holy Roman emperor.
The rest of the duchy was a province of France from 1678 until the French Revolution in 1789.
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 Holy Roman Empire, Page Twenty Five   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-09)
Emperor seems to have been Henry VI, son of Frederick I. It was in imitation of this title that Napoleon called his son king of
that Francis II, presaging the extinction of the Holy Empire, adopted the
Emperor,' that is, 'Emperor in Germany,' instead of 'Emperor of Germany.'
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