Frederick II was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220, and King of Jerusalem from 1225 to 1228. He was the son of Emperor Henry VI, of th
Contemporary portrait of Frederick II from the "Manfred manuscript" (Biblioteca Vaticana, Pal. lat 1071) of De arte venandi cum avibus
The birth of Frederick on the market square of Jesi from the Nuova Cronica, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, ms. Chigi L. VIII.296 (cat. XI.8).
Constance handing her son over to the care of the duchess of Spoleto, the wife of Conrad of Urslingen, from the Liber ad honorem Augusti by Peter of Eboli.
Seals used by Frederick as Emperor (ed. Otto Posse 1909): 1: first Imperial seal (1221–1225), 2: second Imperial seal (1226), 3: third Imperial seal, addition of the title of King of Jerusalem (1226–1250) 4: seal used in 1221 and 1225, 5: first seal as King of Jerusalem (1233).
Henry VII was the King of Germany from 1308 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1312. He was the first emperor of the House of Luxembourg. During his brief career he reinvigorated the imperial cause in Italy,
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
…Holy Roman Emperor Reign 23 November 1220 – 13 December 1250 Coronation 23 November 1220 (Rome, Papal Coronation) Predecessor Otto IV in 1215 Successor Henry VII in 1312 King of Sicily Reign 1198–1250 Coronation 3 September 1198, Palermo Predecessor Constance I Successor Conrad I Co-rulers Constance I (1198…
Statue by Tino di Camaino, 1313
The seven prince-electors voting for Henry, Balduineum picture chronicle, 1341
Henry VII and the Imperial army crossing the Alps into Italy
The knights of emperor Henry VII defeat the Guelph faction of Guido della Torre in Milan