Philip II von Hohenstauffen, Emperor of Germany

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: He was also the Duke of Swabia, and the Margrave of Tuscany.
• Title(s): 1196; In 1196, he became the Duke of Tuscany and Swabia.
• Crowned: 1198; In 1198, he as crowned the Emperor of Germany. He was considered the Holy Roman Emperor, but never crowned as such.
• Crowned: 6 Feb 1199; On 6 February 1199, he was crowned the King of the Romans.

Notes:

Name:


Died:
He was assassinated by Otto of Wittelsbach.

Philip married Irene Angelica, Queen of Sicily on 25 May 1197. Irene (daughter of Isaac II Angelos, Emperor of the East and Eirene Komnena) was born about 1181; died on 27 Aug 1208; was buried in Lorsch Abbey, Lorsch, Hesse, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Date: Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1196.

1. Maria von Hohenstauffen, Princess of Germany was born in 1201 in Swabia, Germany; died in 1235 in Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.
2. Ethisa von Hohenstauffen died about 1234.

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: Frederick was one of the leaders of the Third Crusade. He was also known as Frederick III Duke of Alsace and Swabia.
• Crowned: 8 Jun 1155; On 8 June 1155, he was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor. Later on 9 March 1158, he was crowned the King of Germany as Frederick III.
• Reign: From 8 Jun 1155 to 10 Jun 1190; Holy Roman Emperor
• Reign: From 9 Mar 1158 to 10 Jun 1190; King of Germany
• Military: 1189; He joined the 3rd Crusade.

Notes:

Name:
   

Died:
He drowned on the way to the Third Crusade.

Frederick married Beatrix of Mâcon between 10 Jun 1156 and 16 Jun 1156 in Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany. Beatrix (daughter of Renaud III, Comte de Mâcon and Burgundy and Agatha of Alsace) was born in aout 1145; died on 15 Nov 1184. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• General Information: She was also known as Beatrice of Burgundy. She was the heiress of West Burgundy.

Frederick married Judith of Bavaria in 1121. Judith (daughter of Henry IX "the Black", Duke of Bavaria and Wulfhilda of Saxony) was born about 1100; died on 22 Feb 1130. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
Her death year may have been 1135.

Renaud married Agatha of Alsace in 1130. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
He was also the Count von Hohenstauffen. He build the castle at Hohenstaufen, and founded the monastery of Lorch.

Frederick married Agnes of Franconia, Princess of Germany in 1089. Agnes (daughter of Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor and Bertha of Maurienne) was born in 1072/73; died on 24 Sep 1143; was buried in Klosterneuburg, Germany ( now Austria). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Agnes was the last of the Salic House.

Notes:

Weis (1982) gives their marriage date as 1080.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: say 1120, Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany; He was a lay brother of the foundation at Weingarten.

Henry married Wulfhilda of Saxony between 1095 and 1100. Wulfhilda (daughter of Magnus, Duke of Saxony and Sophia, Princess of Hungary) was born about 1071 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany; died on 29 Dec 1126 in Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth: Weis (1982) states she was born about 1075.

Name:
Her name was also spelt Ulfhild.

Notes:

Died:
He died on the First Crusade.

Stephen married Beatrice. Beatrice (daughter of Gerhard III, Duke of Upper Lorraine) died after 1112. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: 1135, Abbey Sturzelbronn, Sturzelbronn, Moselle, Grand Est, France; He founded the Abbey at Sturzelbronn.

Simon married Adelaide of Lorraine. Adelaide (daughter of Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut and unknown woman) died about 1158. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
She was a nun at Tart in later years.