biography
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Frederick I (Emperor),
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known as Frederick Barbarossa (‘Redbeard’)
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.1123–90)
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| biography:
| Holy Roman Emperor, born of the Hohenstaufen family. He succeeded his uncle, Conrad III, in 1152. His reign was a continuous struggle against unruly vassals at home, the city republics of Lombardy, and the papacy. He went on several campaigns in Italy, and though severely defeated at Legnano (1176), he quelled Henry the Lion of Bavaria, and asserted his feudal superiority over Poland, Hungary, Denmark, and Burgundy. He led the Third Crusade against Saladin (1189), and was victorious at Philomelium and Iconium. |
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