Duke of Swabia from 1079 to his death. He was the first ruler of Swabia from the House of Hohenstaufen , and was the builder of the dynasty's ancestral Hohenstaufen Castle near Göppingen .
1050
| 1050 • Hedeby is sacked by King Harald Hardråde of Norway during the course of a conflict with Sweyn II of Denmark. |
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Age: 20y
1070
Age: 20y
residenceGöppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ⇓ Hohenstaufen castle was built about 1070 by Frederick I of Hohenstaufen - even before he became Duke of Swabia - as a fortress to protect family interests in the vicinity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohenstaufen_Castle 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1070 • A successful Byzantine counter-attack drives the Seljuk Turks across the Euphrates. |
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Age: 37y
1087
Age: 37y
birth of childHeilika of Swabia 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1087 • William II becomes King of England. |
1105
Jul 21
Age: 55y
| 1105 • The Almoravid emir, Yusuf ibn Tashfin, sends a maritime expedition to Palestine from Sevilla to ward off the Crusaders and maybe to reconquer Jerusalem. The fleet of more or less seventy ships rush into a storm in the Mediterranean and is never seen again.Picard C. (1997) La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France. |