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Philip II of Swabia Hohenstaufen6299, 6300, 6301, 6302, 6303, 6304, 6305, 6306, 6307 was born Bet. 1176 - 1181 in of Swabia, Germany6308, 6309, and died June 23, 1208 in Bamberg6310, 6311. He married Irina Marie Angelica on Abt. 11966312, 6313.

 Includes NotesNotes for Philip II of Swabia Hohenstaufen:
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!Father of Mary of Hohenstauffen; Emperor of Germany. [Ped. of Charlema gne's Desc., Vol. I, p. 184]

FOSTER LINE

!Holy Roman emperor and king of Germany (1198-1208), son of Emperor Fre derick I. He was educated for the church; in about 1191 he became bisho p of Wurzburg but resigned his see in 1192. He was created duke of Tus cany in 1195 and duke of Swabia in 1196. Philip's election as emperor w as opposed by a faction that supported Otto of Brunswick, later Holy Ro man emperor as Otto IV. War between Otto's faction and Philip's factio n ensued. Philip's victory was almost
complete when he was murdered in 1208. [Funk & Wagnalls]

!On his brother, Henry VI's death in 1197, the claims of Henry's infant s on, Frederick, were discounted and groups of princes proceeded to the e lections of Duke Philip of Swabig and of a son of Henry the Lion, Otto o f Brunswick. Civil war descended upon Germany again. [Oxford History o f Medieval Europe, p. 149]

!1198 - Philip of Suabia and Otto IV of Brunswick rival emperors. 1208 - P hilip of Suabia murdered: Otto IV sole Western Emperor. [Leaders & Lan dmarks in European History, Vol. II, p. 215]

!Assassinated June 23, 1208; m. 1196, Irene Angela; father of Princess E thisa/Beatrice. Emperor of Germany, Duke of Swabia, Marquis of Tuscany. [ Ped. of Charlemagne, Vol. I, p. 265]

Emperor of Germany; m. 1197 Irene Angelica; murdered at Bamberg 1208. [ Charlemagne & Others, Chart 2925b]

Son of Frederick Barbarossa dn Beatrix of Burgundy; b. 1177/81, murdere d at Bamberg by Otto of Wittelsbach, 21 June 1208; Duke of Swabia, Marg rave of Tuscany, Emperor of Germany 1198; m. 1196, Irene Angelica; fath er of Marie of Swabia/Mary of Hohenstauffen. [Ancestral Roots, p. 47]

Immediately following the death of Frederick Barbarossa, his younger so n the Duke of Swabia, assumed command, but he was no substitute for his f ather. [A Short History of Byzantium, p. 297]

Early in 1203 the Pope received a messenger with a letter from Philip o f Swabia --not only the brother of Emperor Henry VI but also the son-in -law of the deposed and blinded Isaac Angelus. In the previous year Isa ac's young osn, another Alexius, had escaped from prison, and Philip's c ourt had been his obvious place of refuge. If the Crusade would enthron e the young Alexius in place of his usurper uncle, he would finance its s ubsequent conquest of Egypt, supplying 10,000 soldiers of his own and m aintaining 500 knights in the Holy Land at his own expense. Finally, he w ould submit the Church of Constantinople to the authority of Rome. [A S hort History of Byzantium, p. 300-1]

Bishop of Wurzburg 1191-96, Duke of Swabia (Schwaben) 1196, German King 1 198; son of Friedrich I Barbarossa and Beatrice de Bourgogne. [Hoellrie gl@t-online.de]

More About Philip II of Swabia Hohenstaufen:
Record Change: March 19, 20036313

More About Philip II of Swabia Hohenstaufen and Irina Marie Angelica:
Marriage: Abt. 11966314, 6315

Children of Philip II of Swabia Hohenstaufen and Irina Marie Angelica are:
  1. +Marie of Swabia Hohenstauffen, b. Abt. 1201, of Hohenstauffen, Germany6316, 6317, d. 1240, Louvain6318, 6319.
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