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Frederick II. and the Crusade
"The wonder of the world" is what some contemporaries called the Staufer Frederick II (1194-1250),whose empire stretched from Sicily to the North Sea coast. In addition to German, he spoke Italian, French, Greek and Arabic, wrote poetry and philosophy, and wrote a book on falconry. As a small child he already possessed the German royal dignity, his mother, Constance of Sicily, had him crowned monarch there. On German soil, a bitter dispute over the throne was once again raging between the Hohenstaufen and Guelph dynasties. Once again, the princely camp was divided, and the pope got involved.
Aired: Nov 16, 2010 Genre: DocumentaryProducers:Duration: 43m Rating: 0 Country:Production: ZDF
Episodes
01: Charlemagne and the Saxons02: Frederick II. and the Crusade03: Hildegard of Bingen and the Power of Women04: Charles IV. and the Black Death05: Thomas Müntzer and the Peasants' War06: Augustus the Strong and Love07: Karl Marx and the Class Struggle08: Ludwig II. and the Bavarians09: Rosa Luxemburg and Freedom10: Gustav Stresemann and the Republic