Frederick Barbarossa Freed John B.
Frederick Barbarossa Freed John B. Frederick Barbarossa, born of two of Germany's most powerful families, swept to the imperial throne in a coup d' tat in 1152. John Freed mines Barbarossa's recently…
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Frederick Barbarossa Freed John B.
Frederick Barbarossa, born of two of Germany's most powerful families, swept to the imperial throne in a coup d' tat in 1152. 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. 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.
In an intriguing epilogue, Freed explains how 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.