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Friedrich II Staufen von Schwaben was born 1090 to Friedrich I. von Schwaben (c1050-1105) and Agnes of the Holy Roman Empire (c1072-1143) and died 6 April 1147 Alzey of unspecified causes. He married Judith von Bayern (c1103-1131) 1121 JL . He married Agnes von Saarbrücken (1115-aft1147) 1132 JL .

Frederick the One-Eyed was the second Hohenstaufen duke of Swabia. He succeeded his father in 1105. His wife Judith was a member of the powerful House of Guelph. On the death of Emperor Henry V, his uncle, Frederick stood for election as King of the Romans with the support of his younger brother Conrad, duke of Franconia and several houses. However, he lost this election of 1125 to Lothar III, crowned Emperor later in 1133.

A conflict erupted between Frederick and his supporters, and Lothar. Encouraged by Albert, Archbishop of Mainz, who loathed the supporters of the late Emperor Henry V, Lothar besieged Nuremberg in 1127. Frederick relieved the siege of Nuremberg in 1127 and occupied Speyer in 1128. The attempt of Henry the Proud, duke of Bavaria, to capture Frederick during negotiations failed (1129). However, afterwards supporters of Lothar won a number of victories both in Germany and in Italy. Speyer (1129), Nuremberg (1130) and Ulm (1134) were captured and in October 1134 Frederick submitted to the emperor. In 1135 both Frederick and Conrad were finally reconciled with Lothar. After Lothar's death (1137) and election of Conrad as King of the Romans (1138) Frederick supported his brother in the struggle with Guelphs. According to Otto of Freising, Frederick was "so faithful a knight to his sovereign and so helpful a friend to his uncle that by valor he supported the tottering honor of the realm, fighting manfully against its foes..."

Marriage and children

1st Marriage: Judith of Bavaria

With Judith of Bavaria (1103- 22 February 1131), daughter of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria:[1]

2nd Marriage: Agnes of Saarbrucken

With Agnes of Saarbrücken (d. c. 1147),[3] daughter of Frederick, Count of Saarbrücken:

  • Conrad of Hohenstaufen (also spelled Konrad) (1134/1136-1195), Count Palatine of the Rhine[3]
  • Jutta (1135–1191), married Louis II, Landgrave of Thuringia[3]

Frederick's second wife, Agnes, was the niece of his old enemy Albert of Mainz.


Children


Offspring of Friedrich II von Schwaben and Judith von Bayern (c1103-1131)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Friedrich I Barbarossa of the Holy Roman Empire (1122-1190) 1122 Ravensburg, Ravensburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 10 June 1190 Turkey Adela von Vohburg (1128-1187)
Béatrice I de Bourgogne (1145-1184)
Bertha von Schwaben (c1124-c1194) 1124 1194 Mathieu I de Lorraine (c1119-1176)


Offspring of Friedrich II von Schwaben and Agnes von Saarbrücken (1115-aft1147)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Jutta von Schwaben (1133-1191) 1133 7 July 1191 Ludwig II. von Thüringen (1128-1172)
Konrad der Staufer (1136-1195) 1136 November 1195 ? von Sponheim (?-c1159)
Irmgard von Henneberg (c1146-1197)
Liutgard von Schwaben (?-aft1155)



Siblings


Offspring of Friedrich I. von Schwaben (c1050-1105) and Agnes of the Holy Roman Empire (c1072-1143)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Heilika von Schwaben (c1087-1110) 1087 1110 Friedrich III. von Hopfenohe-Pettendorf-Lengenfeld (c1070-1119)
Bertrada von Schwaben (c1088-c1131)
Friedrich II von Schwaben (1090-1147) 1090 6 April 1147 Alzey Judith von Bayern (c1103-1131)
Agnes von Saarbrücken (1115-aft1147)
Hildegardis von Schwaben (?-?)
Konrad III of the Holy Roman Empire (1093-1152) 1093 Bamberg 15 February 1152 Bamberg Gertrud von Comburg (c1095-c1130)
Gertrud von Sulzbach (1110-1146)
Gerberga
Giselhildis von Schwaben (?-?)
Heinrich von Schwaben (?-bef1102)
Beatrix von Schwaben (?-aft1146)
Kunigunde von Schwaben (?-?)
Sophia von Schwaben (?-?)
Fides von Schwaben (bef1106-aft1182)
Richilde von Schwaben (c1100-c1147) 1100 1147 Hugues I de Roucy (c1090-1160)


See Also

Bibliography

  • Brooke, Christopher (2014). Europe in the Central Middle Ages: 962-1154. Routledge. 
  • Freed, John B. (2016). Frederick Barbarossa: A Prince and the Myth. Yale University Press. 
  • Lyon, Jonathan R. (2013). Princely Brothers and Sisters. Cornell University Press. 

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Succession Charts

Friedrich II von Schwaben (1090-1147)
Born: 1090 Died: 1147
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Frederick I
Duke of Swabia
1105–1147
Succeeded by
Frederick Barbarossa



Footnotes (including sources)

Rtol, Thurston, MainTour

  1. ^ a b Brooke 2014, p. 438.
  2. ^ Freed 2016, p. xiii.
  3. ^ a b c Lyon 2013, p. 244.
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