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The Holy Roman Empire at its greatest territorial extent under Hohenstaufen emperor Frederick II, 13th century
In the 13th century the term Regnum Teutonicorum started being replaced in Germany by the similar Regnum Alemanniae, possibly due to French or Papal influence, or alternatively due to the Staufer emperors' base of power in the Duchy of Swabia, also known as Alamannia.
The history of Germany in the 12th and 13th centuries is one of ceaseless expansion. A conquering and colonizing movement burst across the river frontiers into the swamps and forests from Holstein to Silesia and overwhelmed the Slavic Wendish tribes between the Elbe and the Oder.
Cologne reached its peak in the 13th century with a population of 60,000 but had sunk to 40,000 by 1500 following epidemics, internal disputes, and expulsions. In 1500 Augsburg was the most populous German city, with a resident population of 50,000.
HISTORY OF GERMANY. To 7th century AD. 8th - 9th century. 10th - 12th century. Feudal upstarts. Ottonian dynasty. Emperors and popes. Guelphs and Ghibellines. German kings and emperors. Pressure eastwards. Hanseatic League. 13th - 15th century. 16th century. 17th century. 18th century. 19th century. 1871-1914. The approach of war. 1914-15. 1916-18.
Jul 27, 2022 · (13th century; German and Latin) Eine Wiener Briefsammlung zur Geschichte des Deutschen Reiches und der Österreichischen Länder Collection of letters detailing German history in the second half of the 13th century in German and Austrian lands.
By the thirteenth century, imperial power begins to decline, while the autonomy of principalities, prince-bishoprics, and cities increases. The emperor and the pope, as the leading patrons of the arts in the High Middle Ages, are emulated by lesser rulers and city governments.
