He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March 1152. He engaged in a long struggle with the cities of northern Italy (1154–83), sending six major H… As … Frederick II (26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250), was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen. In 1220 Frederick II was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor, where as part of the ceremony he promised to be the highest defender of the Christian faith. Frederick II (26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250), was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen.His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous; however, his enemies, especially the popes, prevailed, and his dynasty collapsed soon after his death. He was crowned King of Italy on 24 April 1155 in Pavia and emperor by Pope Adrian IV on 18 June 1155 in Rome. However Frederick was a religious skeptic.

Jump to navigation Jump to search. Born in Jesi, near Ancona, Frederick was the son of the emperor Henry VI. Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, December 26, Frederick II was a Holy Emperor a member of House of Hohenstaufen of the medieval era and is often referred to as ‘Stupor Mundi’ or wonder of the world, He was coroneted as King of Sicily at three years of age. Prior to his imperial coronation, he was duke of the Inner Austrian lands of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 142 Frederick II (26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250), was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen.
Frederick I, duke of Swabia (as Frederick III, 1147–90) and German king and Holy Roman emperor (1152–90), who challenged papal authority and sought to establish German predominance in western Europe.
He was the first emperor of the House of Habsburg, and the fourth member of the House of Habsburg to be elected King of Germany after Rudolf I of Germany, Albert I in the 13th century and his predecessor Albert II of Germany. His rights in Germany were disputed by Henry's brother Philip of Swabia and Otto of Brunswick. Two years later, the term sacrum ("holy") first appeared in a document in connection with his empire. Frederick II (26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250), was one of the most powerful Holy Roman Emperors of the Middle Ages and head of the House of Hohenstaufen.His political and cultural ambitions, based in Sicily and stretching through Italy to Germany, and even to Jerusalem, were enormous. From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository. As such, he was King of Germany, of Italy, and of Burgundy. frederick ii holy roman empire emperor, son of henry VI of the hohenstaufen dynasty and constance d'altavilla daughter of roger II founder of the norman monarchy of southern Italy. A Hohenstaufen, he pursued his dynasty’s imperial policies against the papacy and the Italian city-states. Frederick III was Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death. He was coronated as King of Sicily at three years of age with his mother, Constance of Hauteville as the regent.

Frederick was baptised in Assisi.In 1196 at Frankfurt am Main the child Frederick was elected to become King of the Germans.

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250 and king of Sicily from 1198 to 1250, was an interesting ruler whom generations of historians have turned into an extraordinary one. Frederick II, king of Sicily (1197–1250), duke of Swabia (as Frederick VI, 1228–35), German king (1212–50), and Holy Roman emperor (1220–50). Frederick II was a mighty Holy Roman Emperor of the Medieval Era who was often referred to as ‘stupor mundi’ or wonder of the world. Some chronicles say that his mother, the forty-year-old Constance, gave birth to him in a public square in order to forestall any doubt about his origin.