Daily Medieval

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...