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Barbarossa opted on the local Armenians' advice to follow a shortcut along the Saleph River. Meanwhile, the army started to traverse the mountain path. On 10 June 1190, he drowned near Silifke Castle in the Saleph River. There are several conflicting accounts of the event:
- 1155 – 10 June 1190
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Jun 13, 2019 · Born: Exact date unknown; circa 1123, birthplace thought to be Swabia. Parents : Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, Judith, the daughter of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, known also as Henry the Black. Died: June 10, 1190 near Saleph River, Cilician Armenia. Spouse (s): Adelheid of Vohburg, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy.
May 31, 2014 · On June 10, 1190, the weakened German army reached the Saleph River in Cilician Armenia, not far from the Holy Land. As Frederick led his men across the shallow but fast-flowing river, he fell into the water and drowned.
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He was the first to rule over the Armenian people in Cilicia. In 529 A.E. [1080] Sulaiman [Sulaiman ibn Kutlumish, c. 1077-1086, Saljuq Sultan of Rum] (Suliman) took Antioch. Sulaiman was killed. In 545 A.E. [1096] God moved the great passage [ ( basach, crusade] of the Franks to come and to take Jerusalem.
Frederick I (German: Friedrich; 1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick Barbarossa, was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March 1152. He became King of Italy in 1155 and was crowned Roman Emperor by Pope Adrian IV on 18 June 1155.
May 10, 2022 · While crossing the Saleph River near Silifke Castle in Cilicia on 10 June 1190, Frederick's horse slipped, throwing him against the rocks; he then drowned in the river. Frederick's death caused several thousand German soldiers to leave the force and return home through the Cilician and Syrian ports. After this, much of his army returned to ...
But this proved unnecessary as, on 10 June, Barbarossa drowned while crossing the Saleph river. Much of his army disbanded and sailed home through the Cilician and Syrian ports.
