A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

Name: A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day
Author: Taylor, Bayard

Taylor, Bayard

Germany -- History

Henry VI., enriched by king Richard's ransom, went to Italy, purchased
the assistance of Genoa and Pisa, and easily conquered the Sicilian
kingdom. He treated the family of Tancred (who was now dead) with
shocking barbarity, tortured and executed his enemies with a cruelty
worthy of Nero, and made himself heartily feared and hated. Then he
hastened back to Germany, to have the Imperial dignity made hereditary
in his family. Even here he was on the point of succeeding, in spite of
the strong opposition of the Saxon princes, when a Norman insurrection
recalled him to Sicily. He demanded the provinces of Macedonia and
Epirus from the Greek Emperor, encouraged the project of a new Crusade,
with the design of conquering Constantinople, and evidently dreamed of
making himself ruler of the whole Christian world, when death cut him
off, in 1197, in his thirty-second year. His widow, Constance of Sicily,
was left with a son, Frederick, then only three years old.




CHAPTER XVIII.

THE REIGN OF FREDERICK II. AND END OF THE HOHENSTAUFEN LINE.

(1215--1268.)

Rival Emperors in Germany. --Pope Innocent III. --Murder of Philip of
    Hohenstaufen. --Otto IV. becomes Emperor. --Frederick of
    Hohenstaufen goes to Germany. --His Character. --Decline of Otto's
    Power. --Frederick II. crowned Emperor. --Troubles with the Pope.
    --His Crusade to the Holy Land. --Frederick's Court at Palermo.
    --Henry, Count of Schwerin. --Gregory IX.'s Persecution of
    Heretics. --Meeting of Frederick II. and his son, King Henry. --The
    Emperor returns to Germany. --His Marriage with Isabella of
    England. --He leaves Germany for Italy. --War in Lombardy.
    --Conflict with Pope Gregory IX. --Capture of the Council. --Course
    of Pope Innocent III. --Wars in Germany and Italy. --Conspiracies
    against Frederick II. --His Misfortunes and Death. --The Character
    of his Reign. --His son, Konrad IV., succeeds. --William of Holland
    rival Emperor. --Death of Konrad IV. --End of William of Holland.
    --The Boy, Konradin. --Manfred, King of Naples. --Usurpation of
    Charles of Anjou. --Konradin goes to Italy. --His Defeat and
    Capture. --His Execution. --The Last of the Hohenstaufens.


[Sidenote: 1215. TWO EMPERORS ELECTED.]

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A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present DayTaylor, Bayard

History

A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

Taylor, Bayard

Germany -- History

Henry VI., enriched by king Richard's ransom, went to Italy, purchased
the assistance of Genoa and Pisa, and easily conquered the Sicilian
kingdom. He treated the family of Tancred (who was now dead) with
shocking barbarity, tortured and executed his enemies with a cruelty
worthy of Nero, and made himself heartily feared and hated. Then he
hastened back to Germany, to have the Imperial dignity made hereditary
in his family. Even here he was on the point of succeeding, in spite of
the strong opposition of the Saxon princes, when a Norman insurrection
recalled him to Sicily. He demanded the provinces of Macedonia and
Epirus from the Greek Emperor, encouraged the project of a new Crusade,
with the design of conquering Constantinople, and evidently dreamed of
making himself ruler of the whole Christian world, when death cut him
off, in 1197, in his thirty-second year. His widow, Constance of Sicily,
was left with a son, Frederick, then only three years old.




CHAPTER XVIII.

THE REIGN OF FREDERICK II. AND END OF THE HOHENSTAUFEN LINE.

(1215--1268.)

Rival Emperors in Germany. --Pope Innocent III. --Murder of Philip of
    Hohenstaufen. --Otto IV. becomes Emperor. --Frederick of
    Hohenstaufen goes to Germany. --His Character. --Decline of Otto's
    Power. --Frederick II. crowned Emperor. --Troubles with the Pope.
    --His Crusade to the Holy Land. --Frederick's Court at Palermo.
    --Henry, Count of Schwerin. --Gregory IX.'s Persecution of
    Heretics. --Meeting of Frederick II. and his son, King Henry. --The
    Emperor returns to Germany. --His Marriage with Isabella of
    England. --He leaves Germany for Italy. --War in Lombardy.
    --Conflict with Pope Gregory IX. --Capture of the Council. --Course
    of Pope Innocent III. --Wars in Germany and Italy. --Conspiracies
    against Frederick II. --His Misfortunes and Death. --The Character
    of his Reign. --His son, Konrad IV., succeeds. --William of Holland
    rival Emperor. --Death of Konrad IV. --End of William of Holland.
    --The Boy, Konradin. --Manfred, King of Naples. --Usurpation of
    Charles of Anjou. --Konradin goes to Italy. --His Defeat and
    Capture. --His Execution. --The Last of the Hohenstaufens.


[Sidenote: 1215. TWO EMPERORS ELECTED.]

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

A History of Germany from the Earliest Times to the Present Day

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