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Also Known As Frederick Barbarossa • Frederick I Barbarossa
Born c.1123
Died June 10, 1190
Title / Office emperor (1152-1190), Holy Roman Empire • king (1152-1190), Germany
House / Dynasty Hohenstaufen dynasty
Notable Family Members son Philip • son Henry VI

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Medieval manuscript miniature showing Frederick I as a crowned crusader holding an orb and scepter, with Henry of Schaftlarn kneeling and presenting a book to him.
Large ornate gold chandelier with multiple candles hangs in the octagonal interior of the Palatine Chapel, Aachen Cathedral, Germany, surrounded by patterned stone arches.
Frederick I as a crusader with (right) Henry of Schäftlarn dedicating to him a copy of the History of the First Crusade by Robert of St. Remy; miniature from a manuscript in the Vatican Library (Vat. Lat. 2001)
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