Frederick II
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Empires, Dynasties, Holy Roman Empire
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Western Civilization/European History
Article abstract: An able administrator, Frederick reorganized the government of Sicily to create a centralized monarchy centuries before its time.
Early Life
Frederick II of Hohenstaufen was born at Iesi, west of Ancona. His father was the Emperor Henry VI, and his mother was Constance of Sicily, the daughter of Roger II, King of Sicily. When Frederick was two years old, his father had him elected King of Germany in order to assure an uncontested succession. When Henry died in 1197, his wife assumed the regency, and the following year at Palermo she had...
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