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Showing posts with label Hohenstaufen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hohenstaufen. Show all posts
26 April 2026

King of the Romans

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Richard of Cornwall was only two years younger than his brother Henry, who became King of England. He rebelled against Henry a few times, u...
21 April 2026

Charles and Sicily, Part 4

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Events were in place for a final showdown between Charles of Anjou , declared King of Sicily by Rome, and Conradin , teenage son of the las...
12 September 2023

Constance of Sicily

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Manfred of Sicily (1232 - 1266), the last King of Sicily from the Hohenstaufen dynasty , had one child with Beatrice of Savoy, their daughte...
11 September 2023

The People on the High Hill

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The Hohenstaufens were a dynasty of German kings, many of whom also held the titles Holy Roman Emperor, Duke of Swabia, and (briefly) King o...
10 September 2023

Henry the Pious

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Henry II the Pious was born in Poland to Henry the Bearded and Hedwig of Andechs . Henry the Bearded had worked hard to unite several differ...
13 January 2023

Conradin

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The Hohenstaufen family came from unknown origins to be Holy Roman Emperors from 1138 to 1254 (with a break of four years between 1208 and 1...
03 June 2014

The Battle of Lewes

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The remains of Lewes Castle King John wasn't the only English monarch who had his barons turn against him (forcing him to sign the...
17 August 2012

Frederick II

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Frederick II of Sicily (1194-1250) has crossed the path of this blog more than once, but has not yet been featured. He declared the Edict ...