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Philip of Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208), styled Philip II in his charters, was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination.
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Summarize this article for a 10 year old. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Philip of Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208), styled Philip II in his charters, was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination.
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Philip of Swabia (swā´bēə), 1176?–1208, German king (1198–1208), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. After the death (1197) of his brother, German King and Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, he unsuccessfully attempted to secure the succession in Germany of his infant nephew, the later Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II; for the sake of the ...
Philip of Swabia was King of Germany for a decade into the early 13th Century, at a time when another powerful noble also claimed the title. Philip was born in February or March 1177 in Pavia, Italy. His father was the famous Frederick Barbarossa, and his mother was Beatrice of Burgundy.
From: Philip of Swabia in Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages ». Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500) (1177–1208)Philip of Swabia, king of the Romans, youngest son of Frederick I and Beatrice of Burgundy, was vowed to the clerical state and became a provost at Aachen, then ...
