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  2. Frederick Barbarossa depicted during the Third Crusade. On 15 April 1189 in Haguenau, Frederick formally and symbolically accepted the staff and scrip of a pilgrim and set out. His crusade was "the most meticulously planned and organized" up to that time.

  3. May 23, 2024 · 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 died while on the Third Crusade to the Holy Land. Learn more about Frederick’s life and reign.

  4. The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt led by three European monarchs of Western Christianity (Philip II of France, Richard I of England and Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor) to reconquer the Holy Land following the capture of Jerusalem by the Ayyubid sultan Saladin in 1187.

    • 11 May 1189-2 September 1192
    • See outcomeTreaty of Jaffa
    • Levant, Sicily, Iberia, Balkans and Anatolia
  5. Apr 11, 2024 · At the same time, Gregory VIII sent a legation to the nearly 70-year-old Holy Roman emperor Frederick I (Frederick Barbarossa), who had participated in the Second Crusade. A supporter of antipopes in the 1160s and ’70s, Frederick had been excommunicated by Pope Alexander III , but the emperor had a rapprochement with the church in 1177, and ...

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  6. Crusade and death of the German Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa (ruled 1152-90). The main text here, the ‘History of the Expedition of the Emperor Frederick’, was written soon after the events described, and is a crucial, and much under-used source for the Third Crusade. It narrates the preparations and recruitment for the

  7. Jun 13, 2019 · During World War II, the Germans launched a massive attack against Russia, which they dubbed Operation Barbarossa in honor of the medieval emperor. Frederick I Barbarossa reigned as Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 to 1190. Learn about his military exploits and his impact on medieval Europe.

  8. Nov 23, 2019 · Explaining one important aspect of the Third Crusade: the full story of Frederick Barbarossa's incredible crusade, including his ordeal in the Byzantine Empire, and his standoff with the...

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