Frederick Barbarossa
1122 – 1190 German king, emperor
Hohenstaufen emperor who fought the Italian cities and the papacy.
- Religion
- Catholic
- Affiliations
- Hohenstaufen dynasty
Frederick I, called Barbarossa for his red beard, sought to reassert imperial authority in Italy against the Lombard League and the papacy. He was defeated at Legnano in 1176 and later reached terms with the cities. He drowned in a river in Anatolia while leading the Third Crusade.
In the timeline
- 1176 The Lombard League defeats Barbarossa at Legnano mentioned
- 1189 – 1192 Third Crusade mentioned