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Holy Roman Emperors The Welf and Hohenstaufen Dynasties (1056 - 1254)
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After the death of Emperor Henry V (1086 - 1106 - 1125 (39)), Matilda married Geoffrey Plantagenet (below) and had an unsuccessful tilt at the English crown. Their son became Henry II, the first Plantagenet King of England.
Geoffrey of Anjou (Plantagenet)
Emperor Frederick I (Barbarossa or Redbeard) (1122 - 1155 - 1190 (68)) spent a lot of time fighting with the church - mostly the Sienese Pope Alexander III. He eventually drowned on his way south with forces of the Third Crusade.
c1157 Bust of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa (1122 - 1155 - 1190 (68)), from:
Emperor Henry VI (1165 - 1190 - 1197 (32)) made a seriously huge pile of money by capturing the nasty King Richard I and selling him back to England, who were stupid enough to pay up. Emperor Henry married Constance, daughter of Roger II and Queen of Sicily in her own right (Sicily = Sicily + Southern Italy in those days), and made himself King of Sicily as well.
Emperor Frederick II (Stupor Mundi) (1194 - 1215 - 1250 (56)) - Larger than life euro celebrity - link to Paradoxplace page on Emperor Frederick II and the Castel del Monte (Puglia).
Frederick II (1194 - 1215 - 1250 (56)) and his favourite falcon
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