♂ Frederick II

1090 - 1147

 

Duke of Swabia, One-Eyed

Frederick II
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Agnes Of Germany
Agnes Of Germany
1072 - 1143
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Agnes of Saarbrücken
Agnes of Saarbrücken
???? - 1147
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Heilika of Swabia
Heilika of Swabia
1088 - 1110

He succeeded his father in 1105. In 1121 he married Judith of Bavaria , 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.

1090

1090 • Third expedition of the Almoravid army in al-Andalus destined to definitely subdue the taifas kingdoms. Córdoba, Seville, Grenada, Málaga, Almería and Ronda fall to the troops of Yusuf ibn Tashfin.Gilbert Meynier (2010) L'Algérie cœur du Maghreb classique. De l'ouverture islamo-arabe au repli (658-1518). Paris: La Découverte; pp.83.

1132


Age: 42y
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1132 • The Japanese era 長承 (Choushou) begins.
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1135


Age: 45y
1135 Stephen succeeds his uncle Henry I as king of England. Matilda, daughter of Henry I and widow of Holy Roman Emperor Henry V, opposes Stephen and claims the throne as her own.

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