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May 14, 2024 · Blessed Herman the Cripple. Blessed Hermann von Reichenau (1013 – 1054), a native of Swabia, Germany, and the son of the Duke and Duchess of Altshausen, was born a cripple. It is believed he suffered from a cleft palate, cerebral palsy and spina bifida.
May 17, 2024 · Duke of Swabia: Irene Angelina c. 1181 –1208: Philip of Swabia 1177–1208 King of Germany r. 1198–1208: Beatrice 1162–1174: William II the Good 1155–1189 King of Sicily: Frederick V 1164–1170 Duke of Swabia: Frederick VI 1167–1191 Duke of Swabia: Joan I 1191–1205 Countess of Burgundy: Otto I btw. 1167/1171–1200 Count of ...
May 8, 2024 · Berthold II (c. 1050–1111), Duke of Swabia from 1092 to 1098 (against Frederick I of Hohenstaufen), then Duke of Zähringen from about 1100. The numeral II carried by Berthold refers to both the House of Zähringen (succeeding his father Berthold I) and the Duchy of Swabia (succeeding Berthold I, Duke of Swabia of the House of Rheinfelden ).
1 day ago · Frederick was by inheritance Duke of Swabia (1147–1152, as Frederick III) before his imperial election in 1152. He was the son of Duke Frederick II of the Hohenstaufen dynasty and Judith, daughter of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, from the rival House of Welf.
1 day ago · Teutonic Order. The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society c. 1190 in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to the Holy Land and to establish hospitals.
May 4, 2024 · Herman II Duke of Swabia d. 4 May 1003 : Family ID: F65963 : Group Sheet | Family Chart
1 day ago · A few months after emperor Henry VII had died in the Tuscan village of Buonconvento and before a successor had been elected, a young man, Ludwig, second son of the duke of Upper Bavaria made his name defeating a much larger Habsburg force. This success could not have come at a more opportune time as it propelled him into contention for the title of King of the Romans and ultimately, emperor.
