Frederick Barbarossa

Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190
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Summary

Frederick Barbarossa was born on December 1122[1] in Haguenau[2]. He died on June 10, 1190[3], in River Göksu[4]. He worked as a politician[5]. He ranks in the top 0.52% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,490 views/month, #5,241 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1122[7]
  • Date of death: June 24, 1190[8]
  • Place of burial: Church of Saint Peter[9]
  • Father: Frederick II, Duke of Swabia[10]
  • Mother: Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia[11]
  • Spouse: Adelaide of Vohburg[12], Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy[13]
  • Child: Philip of Swabia[14], Henry VI[15], Frederick V, Duke of Swabia[16], Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia[17], Conrad II, Duke of Swabia[18], Otto I, Count of Burgundy[19], Beatrice Schwäbische[20], Sophie of Hohenstaufen[21], Agnes von Staufen[22]
  • Country of citizenship: Holy Roman Empire[23]
  • Position held: King of the Romans[24], Holy Roman Emperor[25], Duke of Swabia[26]
  • Notable work: Königsmitteltor[27]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholicism[28]
  • Sex or gender: male[29]
  • Family: House of Hohenstaufen[30]
  • Noble title: duke[31], count of Burgundy[32], Holy Roman Emperor[33]
  • Commons category: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor[34]
  • Cause of death: drowning[35]
  • Given name: Friedrich[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Frederick Barbarossa[37]
  • Relative: Henry the Lion[38]
  • Manner of death: accidental death[39]
  • Described by source: Hamburg Biographies[40], BEIC Digital Library[41], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[44], Regesta Imperii XIII[45], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[46], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[48]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Frederick Barbarossa include Operation Barbarossa[49], an invasion[50] and SMS Kaiser Barbarossa[51], a pre-dreadnought battleship[52].

Why It Matters

Frederick Barbarossa has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] He is known by 165 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Works attributed to him include Authentica habita[55], a constitution[56]. Entities named for him include Operation Barbarossa[49], an invasion[50] and SMS Kaiser Barbarossa[51], a pre-dreadnought battleship[52].

FAQs

Where was Frederick Barbarossa born?

Frederick Barbarossa's place of birth was Haguenau[2].

Where did Frederick Barbarossa die?

Frederick Barbarossa passed away in River Göksu[4].

Who were Frederick Barbarossa's parents?

Frederick Barbarossa's father was Frederick II, Duke of Swabia[10]. Frederick Barbarossa's mother was Judith of Bavaria, Duchess of Swabia[11].

Who was Frederick Barbarossa married to?

Frederick Barbarossa's spouses include Adelaide of Vohburg[12] and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy[13].

What did Frederick Barbarossa do for work?

Frederick Barbarossa worked as a politician[5].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . Q75653886. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . libris.kb.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
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  22. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] ↑ . Q56641870. wikidata.org.
  30. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . brockhaus.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [7] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [8] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [27] ↑ . de.wikipedia.org. de.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [41] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . regesta-imperii.de. regesta-imperii.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [56] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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