- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Illustrations
- Genealogies
- Introduction
-
Chapter One “Two Renowned Families” -
Chapter Two Baptismal Hopes -
Chapter Three A Fortunate Youth -
Chapter Four King of the Romans -
Chapter Five Itinerant Kingship -
Chapter Six The Romzug -
Chapter Seven New Arrangements -
Chapter Eight The Holy Empire -
Chapter Nine The Second Italian Campaign -
Chapter Ten The Schism -
Chapter Eleven The Defeat of Milan -
Chapter Twelve In Pursuit of Alexander -
Chapter Thirteen A Bitter Homecoming -
Chapter Fourteen The Fifth Italian Campaign -
Chapter Fifteen The Downfall of Henry the Lion -
Chapter Sixteen New Entanglements -
Chapter Seventeen The Third Crusade - Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
“Two Renowned Families”
“Two Renowned Families”
- Chapter:
- (p.1) Chapter One “Two Renowned Families”
- Source:
- Frederick Barbarossa
- Author(s):
John B. Freed
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
This chapter first discusses Frederick's paternal “Staufer” ancestry. It argues that while Frederick is remembered as the greatest of the Staufer monarchs, he seemingly knew little about his paternal ancestry and/or was ashamed of his grandfather's relatively modest origins—and he was never identified in his lifetime as a Staufer. The designation of the lineage as the Staufer is, in fact, a convenient scholarly convention, but it is anachronistic since key members of the lineage, including Barbarossa, were never called as such. The remainder of the chapter focuses on Duke Frederick II and the Welfs, Germany's most aristocratic family.
Keywords: Staufer, lineage, ancestry, Frederick Barbarossa, biography, Welfs, Duke Frederick II, Otto of Freising
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Illustrations
- Genealogies
- Introduction
-
Chapter One “Two Renowned Families” -
Chapter Two Baptismal Hopes -
Chapter Three A Fortunate Youth -
Chapter Four King of the Romans -
Chapter Five Itinerant Kingship -
Chapter Six The Romzug -
Chapter Seven New Arrangements -
Chapter Eight The Holy Empire -
Chapter Nine The Second Italian Campaign -
Chapter Ten The Schism -
Chapter Eleven The Defeat of Milan -
Chapter Twelve In Pursuit of Alexander -
Chapter Thirteen A Bitter Homecoming -
Chapter Fourteen The Fifth Italian Campaign -
Chapter Fifteen The Downfall of Henry the Lion -
Chapter Sixteen New Entanglements -
Chapter Seventeen The Third Crusade - Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index
