♂ Frederick II

1090 - 1147

 

Duke of Swabia, One-Eyed

Frederick II
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Agnes Of Germany
Agnes Of Germany
1072 - 1143
Spouse
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 Song Dynasty Chinese author Qin Guan writes the Can Shu (Book of Sericulture), which describes a silk-reeling machine that has the world's oldest known mechanical belt drive.

1132


Age: 42y
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Agnes of Saarbrücken
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1132 St. Malachy is made bishop of Armagh in Ireland, to impose the Roman liturgy on the independent Irish Church.
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1135


Age: 45y
1135 • The first records of the Manor of Cramlington come into existence.

1147


Apr 6
Age: 57y
1147 Almería, one of the most important maritime and commercial centers of al-Andalus, falls into Christian hands after two months of siege.Picard C. (1997) La mer et les musulmans d'Occident au Moyen Age. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, pp.66

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