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Also Known As William of Holland • Wilhelm von Holland
Born 1228
Died January 28, 1256 (aged 28) • Netherlands
House / Dynasty Hohenstaufen dynasty
Günther von Schwarzburg-Blankenburg, detail from his tomb sculpture, c. 1349; in the cathedral at Frankfurt am Main
Günther
king of Germany
Frederick II
Frederick II
Holy Roman emperor
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.
Frederick I
Holy Roman emperor
Henry IV
Henry IV
Holy Roman emperor
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Louis IV
Holy Roman emperor
Maximilian I
Maximilian I
Holy Roman emperor
Henry III
Henry III
Holy Roman emperor
Stone sculptures of Otto I and his wife Edith, both crowned and seated, displayed side by side in the cathedral at Magdeburg, Germany.
Otto I
Holy Roman emperor
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Conrad II
Holy Roman emperor
Henry II, detail from a statue, c.1235; from a portal in the Bamberg Cathedral, Germany
Henry II
Holy Roman emperor
Henry V and Pope Paschal II
Henry V
Holy Roman emperor
Henry VI
Henry VI
Holy Roman emperor
Otto IV
Otto IV
Holy Roman emperor
Sigismund
Sigismund
Holy Roman emperor
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Lothar II
Holy Roman emperor
Otto III
Otto III
Holy Roman emperor
Philip
Philip
king of Germany
Henry VII
Henry VII
Holy Roman emperor
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St. Adelaide
empress of Italy
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Henry Raspe
antiking of Germany