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Enzo (or Enzio; c. 1218 – 14 March 1272) was an illegitimate son of the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II, who appointed him 'King of Sardinia' in 1238. He played a major role in the wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines in the Imperial kingdom of Italy, and was captured by his enemies in 1249.
views 1,954,610 updated. Enzio (ān´tsēō) or Enzo (ān´tsō), c.1220–72, king of Sardinia, illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. He married a Sardinian heiress and was made king of Sardinia by his father. In the wars between Frederick and the pope he fought gallantly in Italy.
Enzo (or Enzio; [lower-alpha 1] c.1218 – 14 March 1272) was an illegitimate son of the Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II, who appointed him ' King of Sardinia ' in 1238. He played a major role in the wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines in the Imperial kingdom of Italy, and was captured by his enemies in 1249.
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Enzo (died March 14, 1272) was King of Sardinia from 1238 until 1249 when he was captured at the Battle of Fossalta . Categories: Nobility. 1272 deaths. Sardinia. Italian nobility.
The following is a list of rulers of Sardinia, in particular, of the monarchs of the Kingdom of Sardinia and Corsica from 1323 and then of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1479 to 1861. Early history.
The capture and the imprisonment of Enzo, king of Sardinia, natural son of the Emperor and imperial vicar general in Italy, is central to this context, and make the young Hohenstaufen the “perfect” model of prisoner king. Enzo was kept prisoner in Bologna from the moment of his capture (Spring 1249) up to the day of his death (March 1272).
Enzo (died March 14, 1272) was King of Sardinia from 1238 until 1249 when he was captured at the Battle of Fossalta.
