 1194 - 1250 (55 years)
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| Name |
Frederick II of Germany Hohenstaufens |
| Suffix |
Emperor of Germany |
| Birth |
26 Dec 1194 |
Iesi, near Ancona, Italy  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Acceded |
1197 |
| King of Germany |
- Son of Henry VI;
King of Germany under his father 1197
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| Acceded |
5 Dec 1212 |
| King of Germany |
- King of Germany 5 December 1212-26 December 1250
Son of Henry VI;
Rival king to Otto IV until 5 July 1215
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| Acceded |
22 Nov 1220 |
| Holy Roman Emperor |
- Holy Roman Emperor 22 November 1220-26 December 1250
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| Death |
13 Dec 1250 |
| Notes |
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| Person ID |
I5609 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
9 Jan 2013 |
| Family 2 |
Isabel II (Yolande) of Jerusalem, Queen of Jerusalem, b. 1212 d. 25 Apr 1228 (Age 16 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Nov 1225 |
cathedral of Brindisi |
- During a meeting between John of Brienne, the Pope Honorius III and Frederick II in the city of Ferentino in 1223, Yolande's fate was decided: Frederick accepted to finally go to the Crusade, but only as the legitimate King of Jerusalem, and this was only possible if he agreed to take the young Queen Isabella II as his wife (by this time, Frederick was a widower). This was planned by the Pope, who hoped by this bond to attach the Emperor firmly to the Sixth Crusade. The betrothal was confirmed, but the Emperor still delayed his departure until August 1225, when he and Isabella were married by proxy in the City of Acre. Days after, Isabella II was crowned as Queen of Jerusalem.
The now crowned Queen was sent to Italy and married in person to Frederick II in the , on 9 November 1225. In the ceremony, he declared himself King Frederick of Jerusalem. Immediately Frederick II saw to it that his new father-in-law John of Brienne, the current Regent of Jerusalem, was dispossessed and his rights transferred to him. Despite his new capacity as King of Jerusalem, Frederick II continued to take his time in setting off, and in 1227, he was excommunicated by Pope Gregory IX for failing to honour his crusading pledge.
After the wedding, Isabella was kept in seclusion by her husband. She spent her time in Frederick's harem in Palermo. In November 1226, she gave birth to her first child, a daughter (referred to by some sources as Margaret); the baby died in August 1227. Frederick finally sailed from Brindisi on 8 September 1227 for Jerusalem but fell ill at Otranto, where Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, had been put ashore. Frederick postponed the journey while he recovered. In the meantime Isabella died after giving birth to her second child, a son, Conrad, in Andria, Bari, on 25 April 1228. She is buried in Andria Cathedral. Frederick finally embarked to Jerusalem on 28 June.
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| Children |
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| Family ID |
F1816 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 Apr 2013 |
| Family 4 |
Bianca Lancia, b. Abt 1205, Agliano Terme d. Yes, date unknown |
| Marriage |
- Bianca Lancia d'Agliano (also called Beatrice and Blanche) , an Italian noblewoman, was the mistress and later the wife of emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. The marriage was conducted while she was on her deathbed, therefore it was considered non-canonical.
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| Family ID |
F551618895 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 Apr 2013 |
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| Photos |
 | Frederick II of Germany
From his book De arte venandi cum avibus (The art of hunting with birds). From a manuscript in Biblioteca Vaticana, Pal. lat 1071), late 13th century |
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| Sources |
- [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).
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