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Definition: Hohenstaufen from Chambers Biographical Dictionary

German royal dynasty

Named after the castle of Staufen in north-east Swabia, dukes of Swabia from 1079, from 1138 to 1254 its members were Holy Roman Emperors, starting with Conrad III and ending with Conrad IV, and including Frederick I, Barbarossa and Frederick II. They were also kings of Germany and of Sicily. The Hohenstaufen period is associated with a flowering of German courtly culture.

Hohenstaufen

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(hō´´Әnshtou'fӘn), German princely family, whose name is derived from the castle of Staufen built in 1077 by a Swabian count, Frederick. In 1079, Frederick married Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and was created duke of Swabia. The line of German kings and Holy Roman emperors began (1138) with Frederick's son Conrad III , who was succeeded by Frederick I , Henry VI , and Philip of Swabia . Their chief rivals were the Guelphs (see also Guelphs and Ghibellines ), whose scion, Otto IV, was Holy Roman emperor from 1209 to 1215; but the Hohenstaufen heir, Frederick II , was elected king by a rival party in 1212. The most spectacular representative of the house, Frederick shifted the center of the family interests to Sicily and S Italy. His involvement in Italy brought him into conflict with the popes, who worked at bringing about the downfall of the house. Shortly after Frederick's death (1250) his son Conrad IV died and Conradin , the last legitimate Hohenstaufen, became…
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The German royal dynasty named after the castle of Staufen in north-eastern Swabia. From 1138 to 1254 its members wore the crown of the Holy Roman Empire , starting with Conrad III and ending with Conrad IV , the dynasty reaching its zenith under Frederick I, Barbarossa and Frederick II . They were…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(hō´´Әnshtou'fӘn), German princely family, whose name is derived from the castle of Staufen built in 1077 by a Swabian count, Frederick. In 1079, Frederick married Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and was created duke of Swabia. The line of German kings and Holy Roman emperors began…
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German family of princes, several members of which were Holy Roman Emperors 1138–1208 and 1214–54. They were the first German emperors to make use of associations with Roman law and tradition to aggrandize their office, and included Conrad III; Frederick I (Barbarossa), the first to use the title…
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Frederick II of the House of Hohenstaufen being condemned, Combat, miniature from The Mirror of History by Vincent de Beauvais, manuscript, France 15th Century.
Credit: Frederick II of the House of Hohenstaufen being condemned, Combat, miniature from The Mirror of History by Vincent de Beauvais, manuscript, France 15th Century. / De Agostini Picture Library / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Frederick II of the House of Hohenstaufen being condemned, …
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