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Book Hohenstaufen Dynasty

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  • Author : Source Wikipedia
  • Publisher : University-Press.org
  • Release : 2013-09
  • ISBN : 9781230482064
  • Pages : 52 pages

Download or read book Hohenstaufen Dynasty written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, House of Hohenstaufen, Conrad III of Germany, Philip of Swabia, Conradin, Frederick III of Sicily, Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Constance, Queen of Sicily, Manfred, King of Sicily, Henry of Germany, Conrad IV of Germany, Bianca Lancia, Berengaria of Castile, Margaret of Austria, Queen of Bohemia, Isabella II of Jerusalem, Gertrude of Sulzbach, Otto of Freising, Marie of Hohenstaufen, Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, Kunigunde of Hohenstaufen, Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Enzio of Sardinia, Beatrice of Hohenstaufen, Anna of Hohenstaufen, Margaret of Sicily, Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Sicily, Irene Angelina, Otto I, Count of Burgundy, Agnes of Germany, Adelheid of Vohburg, Helena Angelina Doukaina, Conrad, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, Leopold IV, Duke of Bavaria, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia, Gertrude of Comburg, Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, Henry Berengar, Beatrice II, Countess of Burgundy, Joan I, Countess of Burgundy, Frederick V, Duke of Swabia. Excerpt: Frederick II (26 December 1194 - 13 December 1250), was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous. However, his enemies, especially the popes, prevailed, and his dynasty collapsed soon after his death. Historians have searched for superlatives to describe him, as in the case of Professor Detwiler, who wrote: A man of extraordinary culture, energy, and ability -- called by a contemporary chronicler stupor mundi (the wonder of the world), by Nietzsche the first European, and by many historians the first modern ruler -- Frederick established in...

Book The Hohenstaufen Dynasty

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  • Author : Salvatore Ferdinando Antonio Caputo
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 9788888745411
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book The Hohenstaufen Dynasty written by Salvatore Ferdinando Antonio Caputo and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Castel Del Monte

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  • Author : Nathan Gallizier
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1905
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 482 pages

Download or read book Castel Del Monte written by Nathan Gallizier and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Frederick II

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  • Author : David Abulafia
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
  • Release : 1992
  • ISBN : 0195080408
  • Pages : 486 pages

Download or read book Frederick II written by David Abulafia and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1992 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily, King of Jerusalem, has, since his death in 1250, enjoyed a reputation as one of the most remarkable monarchs in the history of Europe. His wide cultural tastes, his apparent tolerance of Jews and Muslims, his defiance of the papacy, and his supposed aim of creating a new, secular world order make him a figure especially attractive to contemporary historians. But as David Abulafia shows in this powerfully written biography, Frederick was much less tolerant and far-sighted in his cultural, religious, and political ambitions than is generally thought. Here, Frederick is revealed as the thorough traditionalist he really was: a man who espoused the same principles of government as his twelfth-century predecessors, an ardent leader of the Crusades, and a king as willing to make a deal with Rome as any other ruler in medieval Europe. Frederick's realm was vast. Besides ruling the region of Europe that encompasses modern Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, eastern France, and northern Italy, he also inherited the Kingdom of Sicily and parts of the Mediterranean that include what are now Israel, Lebanon, Malta, and Cyprus. In addition, his Teutonic knights conquered the present-day Baltic States, and he even won influence along the coasts of Tunisia. Abulafia is the first to place Frederick in the wider historical context his enormous empire demands. Frederick's reign, Abulafia clearly shows, marked the climax of the power struggle between the medieval popes and the Holy Roman Emperors, and the book stresses Frederick's steadfast dedication to the task of preserving both dynasty and empire. Through the course of this rich, groundbreaking narrative, Frederick emerges as less of the innovator than he is usually portrayed. Rather than instituting a centralized autocracy, he was content to guarantee the continued existence of the customary style of government in each area he ruled: in Sicily he appeared a mighty despot, but in Germany he placed his trust in regional princes, and never dreamed of usurping their power. Abulafia shows that this pragmatism helped bring about the eventual transformation of medieval Europe into modern nation-states. The book also sheds new light on the aims of Frederick in Italy and the Near East, and concentrates as well on the last fifteen years of the Emperor's life, a period until now little understood. In addition, Abulfia has mined the papal registers in the Secret Archive of the Vatican to provide a new interpretation of Frederick's relations with the papacy. And his attention to Frederick's register of documents from 1239-40--a collection hitherto neglected--has yielded new insights into the cultural life of the German court. In the end, a fresh and fascinating picture develops of the most enigmatic of German rulers, a man whose accomplishments have been grossly distorted over the centuries.

Book World Monarchies and Dynasties

Download or read book World Monarchies and Dynasties written by John Middleton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 1123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, royal dynasties have dominated countries and empires around the world. Kings, queens, emperors, chiefs, pharaohs, czars - whatever title they ruled by, monarchs have shaped institutions, rituals, and cultures in every time period and every corner of the globe. The concept of monarchy originated in prehistoric times and evolved over centuries right up to the present. Efforts to overthrow monarchies or evade their rule - such as the American, French, Chinese, and Russian revolutions - are considered turning points in world history. Even today, many countries retain their monarchies, although in vastly reduced form with little political power. One cannot understand human history and government without understanding monarchs and monarchies. This fully-illustrated encyclopedia provides the first complete survey of all the major rulers and ruling families of the world, past and present. No other reference work approaches the topic with the same sense of magnitude or connection to historical context. Arranged in A-Z format for ease of access, World Monarchies and Dynasties includes information on major monarchs and dynasties from ancient time to the present. This set: includes overviews of reigns and successions, genealogical charts, and dynastic timelines; addresses concepts, problems, and theories of monarchy; provides background and information for further research; highlights important places, structures, symbols, events, and legends related to particular monarchs and dynasties; includes a master bibliography and multiple indexes.

Book Frederick  Conrad and Manfred of Hohenstaufen  Kings of Sicily

Download or read book Frederick Conrad and Manfred of Hohenstaufen Kings of Sicily written by Louis Mendola and published by Trinacria Editions LLC. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first English translation of a chronicle written in Latin during the thirteenth century at the traveling court of Manfred von Hohenstaufen, King of Sicily, son and heir of the great Frederick II, who ruled lands and peoples from Saxony to Sicily

Book Origin   Ancestors Families Karle   Kaiser of the German Russian Volga Colonies

Download or read book Origin Ancestors Families Karle Kaiser of the German Russian Volga Colonies written by Darrel Philip Kaiser and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Join me in this book as I stumble my way across das Mutterland to learn all I can about my maternal and paternal surnames, Karle & Kaiser, and my other forty-five ancestral surnames (Adolf, Andreas, Arp, Arnst, Becker, Bopp, Burbach, Dagenheim, Foht, Freund, Geringer, Grun, Hart, Heiland, Hermann, Hess, Heylmann, Hieronymus, Horn, Ikstadt, Kohler, Kramer, Lieders, Maurer, Michel, Neumann, Nicolausen, Nillmayer, Popp, Roth, Rudolph, Schaeffer, Scherer, Schiller, Schmiedt, Schneider, Schutz, Simon, Steitz, Trieber, Trippel, Vogt, Werner, Will, Zeichmann). Read how the Black Death, and the 30 Years and 7 Years Wars plagued them. Learn of the Catherine the Great "Scam" and its effect on the Volga Germans. Share their fear as the Russians close in. Travel with them to their new homeland in the Americas." Traces the origins of Karle & Kaiser from about 50,000BC. Covers DNA tracking, pre-German history, religion, the Volga life and villages, and escape to the Americas. Over 560 pages,200 pictures,80 maps.

Book The Holy Roman Empire  2 volumes

Download or read book The Holy Roman Empire 2 volumes written by Brian A. Pavlac and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 677 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reference entries, overview essays, and primary source document excerpts survey the history and unveil the successes and failures of the longest-lasting European empire. The Holy Roman Empire endured for ten centuries. This book surveys the history of the empire from the formation of a Frankish Kingdom in the sixth century through the efforts of Charlemagne to unify the West around A.D. 800, the conflicts between emperors and popes in the High Middle Ages, and the Reformation and the Wars of Religion in the Early Modern period to the empire's collapse under Napoleonic rule. A historical overview and timeline are followed by sections on government and politics, organization and administration, individuals, groups and organizations, key events, the military, objects and artifacts, and key places. Each of these topical sections begins with an overview essay, which is followed by alphabetically arranged reference entries on significant topics. The book includes a selection of primary source documents, each of which is introduced by a contextualizing headnote, and closes with a selected, general bibliography.

Book Castel Del Monte

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  • Author : Nathan Gallizier
  • Publisher : Alpha Edition
  • Release : 2019-06
  • ISBN : 9789353707514
  • Pages : 476 pages

Download or read book Castel Del Monte written by Nathan Gallizier and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Book Castel Del Monte

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  • Author : Nathan Gallizier
  • Publisher : Forgotten Books
  • Release : 2018-01-31
  • ISBN : 9780267315413
  • Pages : 480 pages

Download or read book Castel Del Monte written by Nathan Gallizier and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Castel Del Monte: A Romance of the Fall of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty in Italy As the last glow vanished before-the purple of the oncoming twilight, dense thunder-clouds rose higher and higher above the Tyrrhenian Sea, and began swiftly to overshadow the ancient capital of the Caesars. Pall-like the black shadows fell upon the Piazza Colonna, hiding the lofty columns of Mars the Avenger, and darkening the gray pavements of the Forum of Augustus. The deep and ominous hush which preceded the storm was intensified by the silver chime of the convent bells from distant Aventine, their soft music singing the message of peace to the disturbed heart of nature and of man. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Castel Del Monte  A Romance of the Fall of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty in Italy

Download or read book Castel Del Monte A Romance of the Fall of the Hohenstaufen Dynasty in Italy written by Harry C. Edwards and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Castel Del Monte

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  • Author : Harry C. Edwards
  • Publisher : Nabu Press
  • Release : 2013-10
  • ISBN : 9781289818623
  • Pages : 482 pages

Download or read book Castel Del Monte written by Harry C. Edwards and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Book Hohenstaufen

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2018
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : pages

Download or read book Hohenstaufen written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West

Download or read book Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West written by Roberto Tottoli and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With new topics and contributions, this updated second edition discusses the history and contemporary presence of Islam in Europe and America. The book debates the relevance and multi-faceted participation of Muslims in the dynamics of Western societies, challenging the changing perception on both sides. Collating over 30 chapters, written by experts from around the world, the volume presents a wide range of perspectives. Case studies from the Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula between the Middle Ages and the modern age set off the Handbook, along with an outline of Muslims in America up to the twentieth century. The second part covers concepts around new conditions in terms of consolidating identities, the emergence of new Muslim actors, the appearance of institutions and institutional attitudes, the effects of Islamic presence on the arts and landscapes of the West, and the relational dynamics like ethics and gender. Exploring the influence of Islam, particularly its impact on society, culture and politics, this interdisciplinary volume is a key resource for policymakers, academics and students interested in the history of Islam, religion and the contemporary relationship between Islam and the West.

Book Richard Wagner

Download or read book Richard Wagner written by Joachim Köhler and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major new biography of Richard Wagner is iconoclastic, astringent and bold. It explores the philosophical roots of Wagner's work, which the composer himself deliberately obfuscated. It re-evaluates Wagner's relationships with his mother, step-father and - most revealingly - his wife, Cosima, standing received opinion on its head. And he meets head on, and confirms, the controversy over Wagner's anti-semitism. At the same time, and notwithstanding, Kohler profoundly acknowledges Wagner's genius.

Book Germany

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  • Author : Donald S. Detwiler
  • Publisher : SIU Press
  • Release : 1999
  • ISBN : 9780809322312
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book Germany written by Donald S. Detwiler and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of a best-selling history of Germany, originally published in 1976, includes the great watershed of 1989-90 and its aftermath. With twelve maps, a chronology of events, and an updated bibliographical essay, Germany: A Short History provides a thorough introduction to German history from antiquity to the present.

Book Godfrey of Viterbo and his Readers

Download or read book Godfrey of Viterbo and his Readers written by Thomas Foerster and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection provides a systematic survey of the wide readership the works of Godfrey of Viterbo enjoyed in the late Middle Ages. In the last years of the twelfth century this chronicler and imperial notary wrote a series of historical collections that gained considerable and lasting popularity: between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, his works were copied in elaborate manuscripts in almost all of Latin Europe. This wide distribution is particularly surprising for an author like Godfrey whom modern historians have never credited with any importance at all, as they considered his works chaotic and historically unreliable. Yet Godfrey was certainly one of the most daring historiographers of his time. In his works, the lineage of the Hohenstaufen emperors Frederick Barbarossa and Henry VI is traced directly to Charlemagne and Augustus, to the kings of Troy and of the Old Testament, and to Jupiter and everyone who, in his view, wielded imperial power in the past. Godfrey was a herald of the new political ideas the Hohenstaufen developed after the years of defeat against the papacy and the Italian communes, but also a universal chronicler whose interests reached far beyond the political issues of his day. Bringing together a group of specialists on manuscripts and historical writing in late medieval England, Spain, Italy, Germany, Bohemia and Poland, this volume aims to revive Godfrey’s reputation by demonstrating how his works were understood by medieval readers.