Episode 9.8 - Hohenstaufen Pt 2 - Henry and Philip

Frederick Barbarossa was succeeded by his sons, Henry and Philip. Both were capable rulers who looked to follow in their father’s footsteps and expand imperial power. Henry had significant successes, but neither lived long enough to truly become remarkable emperors. And they were succeeded by the rival Welf clan, although that King, Otto, didn’t last too long on the throne, either.

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Sources

• Thomas Curtis van Cleve, The Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen - Immutator Mundi

• Lionel Allshorn, Stupor Mundi - The Life & Times of Frederick II

• Marcel Pacaut, Frederick Barbarossa

• Eugene Cox, “The Kingdom of Burgundy, The Lands of the House of Savoy and Adjacent Territories”, The New Cambridge Medieval History

• David Abulafia, “The Kingdom of Sicily Under the Hohenstaufen and Angevins”, The New Cambridge Medieval History

• John Freed, Frederick Barbarossa - The Prince and the Myth

Names Mentioned

• Adrian IV

• Alexander III

• Beatrice of Burgundy, Holy Roman Empress

• Conrad III

• Henry the Lion

• Innocent III

• Leopold V of Austria

• Roger II