Frederick Barbarossa : The Prince and the Myth / John Freed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Freed, John, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, approximately 1123-1190.

Frederick.

Holy Roman Empire--History--Frederick I, 1152-1190.

Holy Roman Empire.

Germany--Kings and rulers--Biography.

Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (727 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Frederick Barbarossa, born of two of Germany's most powerful families, swept to the imperial throne in a coup d'état in 1152. A leading monarch of the Middle Ages, he legalized the dualism between the crown and the princes that endured until the end of the Holy Roman Empire. This new biography, the first in English in four decades, paints a rich picture of a consummate diplomat and effective warrior. John Freed mines Barbarossa's recently published charters and other sources to illuminate the monarch's remarkable ability to rule an empire that stretched from the Baltic to Rome, and from France to Poland. Offering a fresh assessment of the role of Barbarossa's extensive familial network in his success, the author also considers the impact of Frederick's death in the Third Crusade as the key to his lasting heroic reputation. In an intriguing epilogue, Freed explains how Hitler's audacious attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 came to be called "Operation Barbarossa."

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

Genealogies

INTRODUCTION

1. "Two Renowned Families"

2. Baptismal Hopes

3. A Fortunate Youth

4. King of the Romans

5. Itinerant Kingship

6. The Romzug

7. New Arrangements

8. The Holy Empire

9. The Second Italian Campaign

10. The Schism

11. The Defeat of Milan

12. In Pursuit of Alexander

13. A Bitter Homecoming

14. The Fifth Italian Campaign

15. The Downfall of Henry the Lion

16. New Entanglements

17. The Third Crusade

CONCLUSION

EPILOGUE

ABBREVIATIONS

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Feb 2020)

ISBN:

0-300-22116-9

OCLC:

950613726