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  Hohenstaufen - LoveToKnow 1911
Frederick inherited the estates of Henry V. in 1125, but failed to secure the throne, and took up an attitude of hostility towards the new emperor, Lothair the Saxon, who claimed some of the estates of the late emperor as crown property.
The second Hohenstaufen emperor was Frederick Barbarossa's son, Henry VI., after whose death a struggle for the throne took place between Henry's brother Philip, duke of Swabia, and Otto of Brunswick, afterwards the emperor Otto IV.
Daughters of Philip of Swabia married Ferdinand III., king of Castile and Leon, and Henry II., duke of Brabant, and a daughter of Conrad, brother of the emperor Frederick I., married into the family of Guelph.
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  Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
Abroad, Frederick intervened in the civil war for the Danish between Svend III and Valdemar I of Denmark, and negotiations were begun with the East Roman emperor, Manuel I Comnenus.
Frederick suffered a heavy defeat at the battle of Legnano near Milan, on May 29 1176, where he was wounded and for sometime believed to be dead.
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (1167 - 1191)
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 Frederick Barbarossa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As son of Duke Frederick II of Swabia (German Schwaben) and Judith of Bavaria, from the rival House of Guelph (or Welf), Frederick descended from Germany's two leading principal families, making him an acceptable choice for the Empire's princely electors as heir to royal crown.
Frederick's campaign was stopped by the sudden outbreak of 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.
Frederick suffered a heavy defeat at the battle of Legnano near Milan, on May 29, 1176, where he was wounded and for some time believed to be dead.
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 Conrad III - MSN Encarta
Conrad III (1093-1152), king of Germany (1138-1152), founder of the Hohenstaufen dynasty of Holy Roman emperors, a younger son of Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, who was Count of Hohenstaufen.
Upon Henry's death in 1125 Conrad joined his brother Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, in unsuccessfully disputing the imperial election of Lothair II, Duke of Saxony, who was also elected king of Germany.
He was succeeded by his nephew, Duke Frederick of Swabia, who became emperor as Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa).
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 Duke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In the United Kingdom, the current royal dukes are HRH The Prince of Wales, who is Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay; HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (The Prince Philip), HRH The Duke of York (The Prince Andrew), HRH The Duke of Gloucester (Prince Richard), and HRH The Duke of Kent (Prince Edward).
Under the November 20 1917 Letters Patent of King George V, the titular dignity of Prince/Princess and the style Royal Highness are restricted to the sons of a Sovereign, the sons of a Sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of a Prince of Wales.
The heir apparent to the Belgian throne is styled Duke of Brabant.
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 Conrad III - LoveToKnow 1911
In 1116, together with his elder brother Frederick II., duke of Swabia, he was left by Henry as regent of Germany, and when the emperor died in 1125 he became titular king of Burgundy, or Arles.
His election in preference to Frederick was possibly due to the fact that owing to his absence from Germany he had not taken the oath of fealty to the new king.
Passing over his younger son Frederick on account of his youth, he appointed as his successor his nephew Frederick III., duke of Swabia, afterwards the emperor Frederick I. Conrad possessed military talents, and had many estimable qualities, but he lacked perseverance and foresight, and was hampered by his obligations to the church.
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In 849 King Louis the German recognized Thakulf as duke (dux Sorabici limitis), and some of his successors bore the title of margrave until the death of Burkhard in 908, when the country was seized by Otto the Illustrious, duke of Saxony.
Albert's sons Frederick the Undaunted and Dietrich contested this transaction, and the attempts of Adolph and his successor Albert I. to enforce it led to the infliction of great hardships upon the Thuringians.
Frederick defeated Albert decisively and in 1314 was formally invested with Thuringia by the emperor Henry VII.
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 ipedia.com: Duke Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In the United Kingdom, the current royal dukes are HRH the Prince of Wales, who is Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay; HRH the Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip), HRH the Duke of York (Prince Andrew), HRH the Duke of Gloucester (Prince Richard), and HRH the Duke of Kent (Prince Edward).
Under the November 20 1917 Letters Patent of King George V, the titular dignity of Prince/Princess and the style Royal Highness are restricted to the sons of a Sovereign, the sons of a Sovereign's sons, and the eldest living son of the eldest son of a Prince of Wales.
For example, when the current Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Kent are succeeded by their eldest sons, the Earl of Ulster and the Earl of St. Andrews, respectively, those peerages (or rather, the 1928 and 1934 creations of them) will cease to be associated with royalty.
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 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Summary
The son of Duke Frederick II of Swabia, Frederick I was the nephew of Emperor Conrad III of the Hohenstaufen family.
Frederick's mother, Judith, however, was a Welf, the sister of Henry the Proud, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria.
Frederick's untimely death left the Crusader army under the command of the rivals Philip II of France and Richard I of England ("Lionheart"), who had traveled to Palestine separately by sea, and ultimately led to its dissolution.
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 Frederick I biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The city of Crema was reduced by Frederick after a long siege in 1160, and in 1161-62 he besieged and took Milan and razed it to the ground.
At last, in 1177, Frederick made his peace with the Pope and was enabled to turn his attention to Germany, where he had to contend with Henry the Lion (q.v.), Duke of Bavaria and Saxony, the powerful head of the house of Guelph.
Frederick made Poland tributary to the Empire, raised Bohemia to the rank of a kingdom, and erected the Margraviate of Austria into an independent hereditary duchy.
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 Read about Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
As son of Duke Frederick II of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria, from the rival House of Guelph (or Welf), Frederick descended from Germany's two leading principal families, making him an acceptable choice for the Empire's princely electors as heir to royal crown.
Adela (Adelheid) of Vohburg (through whom he had gained ownership of much of Alsace), on the somewhat far-fetched grounds of consanguinity (his greatgreatgrandfather was a brother of Adela's greatgreatgreatgrandmother), and made a vain effort to obtain a bride from the court of Constantinople.
Frederick VI of Swabia carried on with the remnants of the army, with the aim of burying the Emperor in Jerusalem, but efforts to conserve his body in vinegar failed.
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 frederick barbarossa
As son of Duke Frederick II of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria, from the rival House of Guelph (or Welf), Frederick descended from Germany's two leading principal families, making him an acceptable choice for the Empire's princely electors as heir to royal crown.
Frederick Barbarossa undertook six expeditions into Italy, in the first of which he was crowned emperor in Rome by Pope Adrian IV in the aftermath of the overthrow by Imperial forces of the republican city commune led by Arnold of Brescia.
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (1167 - 1191)
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 Articles - Frederick II, Duke of Swabia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1090 – 1147) was duke of Swabia, succeeding his father, duke Frederick I in 1105.
On the death of Emperor Henry V, his uncle, Frederick stood for election as King of Germany with the support of his younger brother Conrad of Swabia and several houses.
Frederick III Barbarrossa (1122-1190), duke of Swabia and Holy Roman Emperor as Frederick I
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 Brief History of Imperial Italy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Frederick tried to allay his fear by having his minor son Henry, from his marriage to Constance, crowned King of the Romans, with the right of inheritance to the crown of the Holy Roman Empire.
Frederick kept postponing this and corresponded with the Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt, Abd al Malik, brother and successor of Saladin.
Frederick's excommunication was lifted by pope Gregory IX (1227-1241) at the papal palace of Anagni.
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 Duke
In the 19th century, the sovereign dukes of Parma and Modena in Italy, and of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Anhalt, Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Saxe-Meiningen, and Saxe-Altenburg in Germany survived Napoleon's reorganization.
In the United Kingdom, the current royal dukes are The Prince of Wales, who is Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay; HRH The Duke of Edinburgh (The Prince Philip), HRH The Duke of York (The Prince Andrew), HRH The Duke of Gloucester (Prince Richard), and HRH The Duke of Kent (Prince Edward).
For example, when the current Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Kent are succeeded by their eldest sons, the Earl of Ulster and the Earl of St. Andrews, respectively, those peerages (or rather, the 1928 and 1934 creations of them) will cease to be royal dukedoms, instead the title holders will become ordinary, 'garden' Dukes.
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 Philip of Swabia
Philip of Swabia (1177-1208), German king and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV, was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III[?], count of Upper Burgundy, and consequently brother of the emperor Henry VI.
Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands.
In 1197 he had set out to fetch Frederick from Sicily for his coronation when he heard of the emperor's death and returned at once to Germany.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Frederick I
During these stormy controversies, forerunners of the approaching tempest, Frederick was strengthened in his views regarding the superiority of the royal over the papal power, chiefly through intercourse with the leading jurists of the University of Bologna.
Frederick failed to see that in these cities a new political factor was developing, and underrated the powers of resistance of these free municipal republics.
Frederick was again left to his own resources and, after a short sojourn in Germany, undertook a new expedition to Italy (1163).
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 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor explained   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Frederick in a 13th century Chronicle Frederick I Hohenstaufen (1122 – June 10 1190), also known as Frederick Barbarossa ("Frederick Redbeard") was elected king of Germany on March 4, 1152 and was crowned Holy Roman Emperor on June 18 1155.
As son of Duke Frederick II of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria, from the rival House of Guelph (or Welf), Frederick descended from Germany's two principal families, making him an acceptable choice for the Empire's princely electors as heir to the Imperial crown.
Bavaria was transferred from Henry II Jasomirgott, margrave of Austria, who became duke of Austria in compensation, to Frederick's cousin Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony, of the house of Guelph/Welf.
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 Rulers of Middle Europe; Rise and Fall of Dynasties; Rulers of Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Henry I, the Fowler, duke of Saxony, 919-936.
Frederick II, 1215-1250, son of Henry VI; king of Sicily; crowned king of Jerusalem in 5th Crusade.
Albert V of Austria, Hapsburg, crowned king of Hungary, Jan. 1438, Roman emperor, March 1438, as Albert II; died 1439.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Frederick   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
or Frederick Barbarossa [Italred beard], c.1125-90, Holy Roman emperor (1155-90) and German king (1152-90), son of Frederick of Hohenstaufen, duke of Swabia, nephew and successor of Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III.
The grandson of FREDERICK I (Barbarossa), Frederick II was known as Stupor Mundi‘Wonder of the World’) because of the breadth of his power and of his administrative, military and intellectual abilities.
He was the son of FREDERICK I and was known as ‘the royal drill-sergeant’: he was a strict Calvinist, hardworking, violent tempered, and notorious for his ill-treatment of his son, FREDERICK II.
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 Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frederick VI of Hohenstaufen (1167 – March 20, 1191) was duke of Swabia from 1170 to his death at the siege of Acre.
He was the third son of Frederick III Barbarossa and Beatrice, Countess of Burgundy and brother of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
Frederick married a princess of Hungary but had no known descendents.
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 History of Germany and its German Heritage
Finally, during the reign of Henry V, a compromise settlement of the controversy was reached in the Concordat of Worms {1122}.
Frederick Barbarossa was succeeded by his son, Henry VI {1190 - 97}, who by marriage and conquest added to his realm the Norman kingdom comprised of Sicily and southern Italy {called the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies}.
The advantage was decidedly with Frederick, and under this great ruler, whose statesmanship was as remarkable as his generalship; Prussia became the equal of Austria and showed itself as the one possible center for a united Germany.
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 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor - InformationBlast
Eager to make amends with the Papacy, Frederick concluded a treaty with Tome in March 1153, by which he promised in return for his coronation to defend the papacy and make no peace with king Roger I of Sicily, or other enemies of the Church, without the consent of Eugenius.
In June 1158, Frederick set out upon his second Italian expedition, which resulted in the establishment of imperial officers in the cities of northern Italy, the revolt and capture of Milan, and the beginning of the long struggle with Pope Alexander III, who resulted in the excommunication of the emperor in 1160.
Frederick then organized the magnificent celebration of the canonization of Charlemagne at Aix-Ia-Chapelle, while restoring the peace in the Rhineland.
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 Friedrich I, 'Barbarossa' Holy_Roman_Empir (1122 - 10 Jun 1190)
Frederick I (Holy Roman Empire), called Frederick Barbarossa (1123?-90), Holy Roman emperor and king of Germany (1152-90), king of Italy (1155-90), and as Frederick III, duke of Swabia (1147-52, 1167-68).
He was born in Waiblingen, the son of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, duke of Swabia (1090-1147), and the nephew of Conrad III, king of Germany.
Frederick was forced in 1177 to acknowledge Alexander III as pope and in 1183 to sign the Peace of Constance, acceding to the demands of the Lombards for autonomy but retaining imperial suzerainty over the towns.
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 31st Generation (cont.)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Frederick von Hohenstaufen I, Duke of Alsace and Swabia [scrapbook] was born circa 1050 in Hohenstaufen, Swabia, Bavaria.
The founder of the line was the count Frederick, who built Staufen Castle in the Swabian Jura Mountains and was rewarded for his fidelity to Emperor Henry IV by being appointed duke of Swabia as Frederick I in 1079.
The Hohenstaufen, especially Frederick I and Frederick II, continued the struggle with the papacy that began under their Salian predecessors, and were active in Italian affairs.
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 Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Bavaria was transferred from Henry II Jasomirgott, margrave of Austria, who became duke of Austria in compensation, to Frederick's formidable younger cousin Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony, of the house of Guelph/Welf.
Frederick never saw the Holy Land because, after two victorious battles in Anatolia, he drowned while crossing the Saleph River in Cilicia, south-eastern Anatolia, on 10 June 1190.
His son Frederick VI of Swabia carried on with the remnants of the army, with the aim of burying the Emperor in Jerusalem, but efforts to conserve his body in vinegar failed.
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 Leer Duits Abroad - Duits History - Hohenstaufen Dynasty
Frederick I, known as Frederick Barbarossa given his red beard was Conrad's nephew and succeeded him in 1152.
Given that Frederick II was only three years old at the time, Henry's work came rapidly undone, with the north Italians reasserting their independence and the Germans refusing to accept a child king.
Frederick is considered to be one of the most talented, diplomatic and capable rulers of the Middle Ages.
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