Frederick II: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

E.A. Winkelmann, Kaiser Friedrich II, 2 vol. (1889–97), a biography to the year 1233; E. Kantorowicz, Kaiser Friedrich der Zweite, 2 vol. (1927–31), still the most basic work; H.M. Schaller, Kaiser Friedrich II (1964); Thomas Curtis Van Cleve, The Emperor Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, immutator mundi (1972). G. Wolf (ed.), Stupor Mundi: Zur Geschichte Friedrichs II von Hohenstaufen (1966), a collection of the most important research papers following Kantorowicz’s work.

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Primary Contributors

  • Gunther Wolf
    Former Professor of History, University of Stuttgart, Germany.

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Anniversary information added. Dec 22, 2025
Anniversary information added. Dec 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Manchester University - Constantine’s Effect on Early Christianity (PDF). Aug 08, 2025
Deleted Web site: Manchester University - Constantine’s Effect on Early Christianity (PDF). Aug 08, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Social Science and Humanity - Sultan al-Kamil, Emperor Frederick II and the Submission of Jerusalem. Nov 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - Frederick II, the birth of an imperial child. Aug 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Wonder Of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Stupor Mundi. Jul 19, 2024
Add new Web site: History Today - Death of Emperor Frederick II. Apr 22, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Mar 04, 2024
Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - The "Resurrection" of Frederick II of Hohenstaufen. Nov 24, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Frederick II. Aug 02, 2023
Add new Web site: Holy Roman Empire Association - Biography of Frederick II. Apr 12, 2023
Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Biography of Frederick II. Feb 03, 2023
Added cross-references. Oct 30, 2019
Changed title of the "Assessment" section to "Legacy." Nov 15, 2017
Add new Web site: Brown University - Italian Studies - The Age of the Decameron - Biography of Frederick II. Nov 30, 2016
Add new Web site: Castel del Monte - The Castle - Biography of Frederick II. Nov 30, 2016
Add new Web site: Hubert de Vries - Biography of Frederick II Hohenstaufen. Nov 30, 2016
Corrected display issue. Oct 01, 2013
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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