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The birth of Frederick on the market square of Jesi from the Nuova Cronica, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, ms.Chigi L. VIII.296 (cat. XI.8) Born in Jesi, near Ancona, Italy, on 26 December 1194, Frederick was the son of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.
Frederick II's statue in Palazzo Reale di Napoli. The sculptor was Emanuele Caggiano (1888). [1]Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, also called Stupor mundi (Wonder of the World), was a notable European ruler who left a controversial political and cultural legacy.
The castle has two entrances, an unobtrusive service entrance and an ornate main entrance. Frederick II's main entrance featured elements from classical architecture such a pediment supported by rather thin fluted pilasters, and may have been influenced by Frederick II's interest in Greco-Roman architecture. [1] Capital with faun head
The Crusade against the Holy Roman Empire's House of Hohenstaufen was one of political opposition since the Holy Roman Empire was a Christian Catholic entity. The Papal States feared the political influence of the neighboring Holy Roman Empire. In the 1190s, as the Holy Roman Emperors became the rulers of the Kingdom of Sicily, the Papal States ...
The War of the Keys (1228–1230) was the first military conflict between Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Papacy. Fighting took place in central and southern Italy. The Papacy made strong gains at first, securing the Papal States and invading the Kingdom of Sicily, while Frederick was away on the Sixth Crusade.
Articles relating to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194–1250, reigned 1220 –1250) and his reign. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
Frederick the Second is a biography of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, by the German-Jewish historian Ernst Kantorowicz.Originally published in German as Kaiser Friedrich der Zweite in 1927, it was "one of the most discussed history books in Weimar Germany", [1] and has remained highly influential in the reception of Frederick II. [2]
The failure of the Fifth Crusade was a devastating blow to Christendom. Of all the European sovereigns, only Frederick II, the Holy Roman Emperor, was in a position to regain Jerusalem after the loss. [4] Frederick was, like many of the 13th-century rulers, a serial crucesignatus. [5]