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The Chronicle of Abbot Ralph of Coggeshall describes the reigns of Kings Henry II, Richard I, John and Henry III, providing a wealth of information about their lives and the events of the time. Ralph's work is detailed, comprehensive and objective. We have augmented Ralph's text with extracts from other contemporary chroniclers to enrich the reader's experience. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
Paternal Family Tree: Hohenstauffen
On 15th August 1209 [his father] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 14) and Constance Barcelona (age 30) were married at Messina, Sicily [Map]. She the daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor. They were third cousin once removed.
On 9th November 1225 [his father] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 30) and [his mother] Isabella Brienne II Queen Jerusalem (age 13) were married. He by marriage John I King Jerusalem. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John de Brienne I King Jerusalem (age 55) and [his grandmother] Maria the Marquise Unknown. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor.
On 25th April 1228 Conrad Hohenstaufen King Germany was born to Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 33) and Isabella Brienne II Queen Jerusalem (age 16).
On 20th July 1235 [his father] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 40) and [his step-mother] Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress (age 21) were married at Worms Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 47). He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor. They were fourth cousin once removed.
On 12th February 1242 [his half-brother] Henry VII King Germany (age 31) died. His half brother Conrad (age 13) succeeded King Germany.
On 13th December 1250 [his father] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 55) died. [his half-brother] Henry VII King Germany was appointed VII King Germany.
On 21st May 1254 Conrad Hohenstaufen King Germany (age 26) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex
Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: Welf I Duke Bavaria
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria
Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Flanders Duchess Bavaria
Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress
Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus Billung Duke Saxony
Great x 3 Grandmother: Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria
GrandFather: Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Ivrea I Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerard Metz I Duke Lorraine
Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Metz Countess Burgundy
Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwige Namur Duchess Lorraine
Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress
Conrad Hohenstaufen King Germany
Great x 1 Grandfather: Erard Brienne II Count Brienne
GrandFather: John de Brienne I King Jerusalem
Great x 2 Grandfather: Amadeus Montfaucon
Great x 1 Grandmother: Agnès Montfaucon Countess Brienne
Mother: Isabella Brienne II Queen Jerusalem
GrandMother: Maria the Marquise Unknown