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Biography of Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor 1122-1190

Paternal Family Tree: Hohenstauffen

Maternal Family Tree: Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria 1072-1126

Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor was crowned I Holy Roman Emperor.

Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy. He the son of Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor and Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress. They were fourth cousins.

In 1122 Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor was born to Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 32) and Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress (age 21).

On 27th August 1130 [his mother] Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress (age 30) died.

On 6th April 1147 [his father] Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 57) died.

In 1162 [his daughter] Beatrice Hohenstaufen was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 40) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 17).

On 16th July 1164 [his son] Frederick Hohenstaufen was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 42) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 19).

In November 1165 [his son] Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 43) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 20).

In February 1167 [his son] Conrad Hohenstaufen Count Palatine of the Rhine was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 45) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 22).

In 1168 [his daughter] Gisela Hohenstaufen was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 46) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 23).

In July 1170 [his son] Otto Hohenstaufen I Count Burgundy was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 48) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 25).

On 28th November 1170 [his son] Frederick Hohenstaufen (age 6) died.

In 1172 [his son] Conrad Duke of Swabia was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 50) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 27).

In October 1173 [his son] Renaud Hohenstaufen died.

In October 1173 [his son] Renaud Hohenstaufen was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 51) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 28).

In 1174 [his daughter] Beatrice Hohenstaufen (age 12) died.

In July 1176 [his son] William Hohenstaufen was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 54) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 31).

In July 1176 [his son] William Hohenstaufen died.

In August 1177 [his son] Philip King Germany was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 55) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 32).

In 1181 [his daughter] Agnes Hohenstaufen was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 59) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 36).

In 1184 [his daughter] Gisela Hohenstaufen (age 16) died.

On 8th October 1184 [his daughter] Agnes Hohenstaufen (age 3) died.

In 1186 [his son] Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 20) and [his daughter-in-law] Constance Queen Sicily (age 31) were married. He the son of Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 64) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress. They were fourth cousins.

On 10th June 1190 Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 68) died. His son [his son] Henry (age 24) succeeded VI Holy Roman Emperor and King Italy.

[his father] Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor and Agnes Saarbrücken Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. She the daughter of Frederick Saarbrücken Count Saarbrücken.

[his father] Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor and [his mother] Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria and [his grandmother] Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria.

Royal Ancestors of Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor 1122-1190

Kings Wessex: Great x 7 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Kings Franks: Great x 9 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Royal Descendants of Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor 1122-1190

Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor

Philip King Germany

Joan of Burgundy Queen Consort France

Blanche of Burgundy Queen Consort France

Ancestors of Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor 1122-1190

Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Azzo I Margrave of Milan

Great x 2 Grandfather: Albert Azzo II Margrave of Milan

Great x 1 Grandfather: Welf I Duke Bavaria

GrandFather: Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Baldwin III Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Arnulf II Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Billung Countess Flanders

Great x 2 Grandfather: Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandfather: Berengar II King of Italy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Rozala of Italy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Willa Bosonids Queen Consort Italy

Great x 1 Grandmother: Judith Flanders Duchess Bavaria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard "Good" Normandy II Duke Normandy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gunnora Countess Ponthieu

Great x 2 Grandmother: Matilda Normandy Countess Flanders

Mother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard I Duke of Saxony

Great x 3 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ordulf Duke of Saxony

Great x 1 Grandfather: Magnus Billung Duke Saxony

Great x 4 Grandfather: Harald King Vestfold

Great x 3 Grandfather: King Olaf "Stout" II of Norway

Great x 4 Grandmother: Åsta Gudbrandsdatter

Great x 2 Grandmother: Wulfhild of Norway

GrandMother: Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria