Frederick II
Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (December 26, 1194 - December 13, 1250) was Holy Roman Emperor from his papal coronation in 1220 until his death.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Aachen Cathedral | He was crowned here in 1215 | |
Assisi | He was baptised here | |
Castel del Monte | He built the Castel del Monte | |
Old City of Acre | Came there in the 6th Crusade | |
Old City of Jerusalem | Came there in the 6th Crusade | |
Rammelsberg and Goslar | "In July 1219 Frederick II held an Imperial Diet (German Reichstag) at the Imperial Palace and on that occasion received the Imperial Regalia, that Otto IV had kept at the Harzburg." | |
Ravenna | Captured in 1240 |
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