Ancestors of Philipp von Hohenstaufen

Philipp von Hohenstaufen
(1177-1208)

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Irini Maria Angelina

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Philipp von Hohenstaufen

Born: 8 Aug 1177, Schwaben, Bayern Lande, Germany
Christened: 1190, Tuscany, Firenze, Italy
Marriage: Irini Maria Angelina about 1196 in Schwaben, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany
Died: 21 Jun 1208, Bamberg, Oberfranken, Bayern Lande, Germany aged 30
Buried: 1208, Speyer, Germany

bullet Another name for Philipp was Philip King of Germany von Hohenstaufen.

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Philipp von Schwaben http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_Swabia aus Wikipedia, der freien Enzyklopädie http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_von_Schwaben Philip of Swabia (1177 – June 21, 1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. Biography Philip was the fifth and youngest son of Emperor Frederick I and Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI. He entered the clergy, wasmade provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In his retinue in Italy was the Minnesinger Bernger von Horheim. In 1196 Philip became dukeof Swabia, on the death of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married the Dowager Queen of Sicily, Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II and widow of King Roger III of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walther von der Vogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip enjoyed his brother's confidence to a very great extent, and appears to have been designated as guardian of the Henry's young son Frederick, afterwards the emperor Frederick II, in case of his father's early death. In 1197 he had set out to fetch Frederick from Sicily for his coronation as King of the Germans when he heard of the emperor's death and returned at once to Germany. He appears to have desired to protect the interests of his nephew and to quell thedisorder which arose on Henry's death, but was overtaken by events. The hostility to the kingship of a child was growing, and after Philip had been chosen as defender of the empire during Frederick'sminority he consented to his own election. He was elected German king at Mühlhausen on March 8, 1198, and was crowned at Mainz on the September 8 following. Meanwhile, a number of princes hostile to Philip, under the leadership of Adolph, Archbishop of Cologne, had elected an anti-king in the person of Otto, second son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. In the war that followed, Philip, who drew his principal support from south Germany, met with considerable success. In 1199 he received further accessions to his party and carried the war into his opponent's territory, although unable to obtain the support of Pope Innocent III, and only feebly assisted by his ally Philip Augustus, king of France. The following year was less favourable to his arms; and in March 1201 Innocent took the decisive step of placing Philip and his associates under the ban, and began to work energetically in favour of Otto. Also in 1201, Philip was visited by his cousin Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders were by this time under Venetian control and were besieging Zara on the Adriatic Sea. Although Boniface's exact reasons for meeting with Philip are unknown, while at Philip's court he also met Alexius Angelus, Philip's brother-in-law. Alexius convinced Boniface, and later the Venetians, to divert the Crusade to Constantinople and restore Isaac II to the throne, as he had recently been deposed by Alexius III, Alexius and Irene's uncle. The two succeeding years were still more unfavourable to Philip. Otto, aidedby Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and Hermann I, landgrave of Thuringia, drove him from north Germany, thus compelling him to seek by abject concessions, but without success, reconciliation with Innocent. The submission to Philip of Hermann of Thuringia in 1204 marks the turning-point of his fortunes, and he was soon joined by Adolph of Cologne and Henry I, Duke of Brabant. On January 6, 1205 he was crowned again with great ceremony by Adolph at Aix-la-Chapelle, though it was not until 1207 that his entry into Cologne practically brought the war to a close. A month or two laterPhilip was loosed from the papal ban, and in March 1208 it seems probable that a treaty was concluded by which a nephew of the pope was to marry one of Philip's daughters and to receive the disputed dukedom of Tuscany. Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 1208, by Otto of Wittelsbach, count palatine in Bavaria. Otto, already known for his unstable character, fell into a rage when he learned of the dissolution of his betrothal to Gertrude of Silesia by her father, Duke Henry I the Bearded of Lower Silesia. Henry was apparently informed of the Wittelsbach's cruel tendencies and in an act of concern for his young daughter decided to terminate the marriage agreement. Otto proceeded to blame Philip, without grounds, for another spurned marriage alliance (the first being to Philip's own daughter, Beatrice) and swore revenge on the German King, culminating in the murder at Bamberg.[1] Philip was a brave and handsome man, and contemporary writers, among whom was Walther von der Vogelweide, praise his mildness and generosity. Philipp vonSchwaben (* August 1177; † 21. Juni 1208 in Bamberg) war von 1198 bis zu seiner Ermordung römisch-deutscher König. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_Swabia Philip of Swabia (1177 – June 21, 1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. Philip was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI. He entered the clergy, was made provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In 1196 he became duke of Swabia, on the death of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Isaac II, and widow of Roger III, Titular King of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walther von der Vogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip enjoyed his brother's confidence to a very great extent, and appears to have been designated as guardian of the Henry's young son Frederick, afterwards the emperor Frederick II, in case of his father's early death. In 1197 he had set out to fetch Frederick from Sicily for his coronation as King of the Germans when he heard of the emperor's death and returned at once to Germany. He appears to have desired to protect the interests of his nephew and to quell the disorder which arose on Henry's death, but was overtaken by events. The hostility to the kingship of a child was growing, and after Philip had been chosen as defender of the empire during Frederick's minority he consented to his own election. He was elected German king at Mühlhausen on March 8, 1198, and was crowned at Mainz on the September 8 following. Meanwhile, a number of princes hostile to Philip, under the leadership of Adolph, Archbishop of Cologne, had elected an anti-king in the person of Otto, second son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. In the war that followed, Philip, who drew his principal support from south Germany, met with considerable success. In 1199 he received further accessions to his party and carried the war into his opponent's territory, although unable to obtain the support of Pope Innocent III, and only feebly assisted by his ally Philip Augustus, king of France. The following year was less favourable to his arms; and in March 1201 Innocent took the decisive step of placing Philip and his associates under the ban, and began to work energetically in favour of Otto. Also in 1201, Philip was visited by his cousin Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders were by this time under Venetian control and were besieging Zara on the Adriatic Sea. Although Boniface's exact reasons for meeting with Philip are unknown, while at Philip's court he also met Alexius Angelus, Philip's brother-in-law. Alexius convinced Boniface, and later the Venetians, to divert the Crusade to Constantinople and restore Isaac II to the throne, as he had recently been deposed by Alexius III, Alexius and Irene's uncle. The two succeeding years were still more unfavourable to Philip. Otto, aided by Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and Hermann I, landgrave of Thuringia, drove him from north Germany, thus compelling him to seek by abject concessions, but without success, reconciliation with Innocent. The submission to Philip of Hermann of Thuringia in 1204 marks the turning-pointof his fortunes, and he was soon joined by Adolph of Cologne and Henry I, Duke of Brabant. On January 6, 1205 he was crowned again with great ceremony by Adolph at Aix-la-Chapelle, though it was not till 1207 that his entry into Cologne practically brought the war to a close. A month or two later Philip was loosed from the papal ban, and in March 1208 it seems probable that a treaty was concluded by which a nephew of the pope was to marry one of Philip's daughters and to receive the disputed dukedom of Tuscany. Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 1208, by Otto of Wittelsbach, count palatine in Bavaria, to whom he had refused the hand of one of his daughters. Philip was a braveand handsome man, and contemporary writers, among whom was Walther von der Vogelweide, praise his mildness and generosity. Ancestors Philip's ancestors in three generations Philip of Swabia Father: Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Paternal Grandfather: Frederick II, Duke of Swabia Paternal Great-grandfather: Frederick I, Duke of Swabia Paternal Great-grandmother: Agnes of Germany Paternal Grandmother: Judith Paternal Great-grandfather: Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria Paternal Great-grandmother: Wulfhild of Saxony Mother: Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy Maternal Grandfather: Renaud III, Count of Burgundy Maternal Great-grandfather: Stephen I, Count of Burgundy Maternal Great-grandmother: Beatrix of Lorraine Maternal Grandmother: Agatha of Lorraine Maternal Great-grandfather: Simon I, Duke of Lorraine Maternal Great-grandmother: Adelaide of Leuven -------------------- Philip of Swabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip of Swabia (1177 – June 21, 1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. Biography Philip was thefifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI. He entered the clergy, was made provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In 1196 he became duke of Swabia, on the death of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Isaac II, and widow of Roger III, Titular King of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walther von der Vogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip enjoyed his brother's confidence to a very great extent, and appears to have been designated as guardian of the Henry's young son Frederick, afterwards the emperor Frederick II, in case of his father's early death. In 1197 he had set out to fetch Frederick from Sicily for his coronation as King of the Germans when he heard of the emperor's death and returned at once to Germany. He appears to have desired to protect the interests of his nephew and to quell the disorder which arose on Henry's death, but was overtaken by events. The hostility to the kingship of a child was growing, and after Philip had been chosen as defender of the empire during Frederick's minority he consented to his own election. He was elected German king at Mühlhausen on March 8, 1198, and was crowned at Mainz on theSeptember 8 following. Meanwhile, a number of princes hostile to Philip, under the leadership of Adolph, Archbishop of Cologne, had elected an anti-king in the person of Otto, second son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. In the war that followed, Philip, who drew his principal support from south Germany, met with considerable success. In 1199 he received further accessions to his party and carried the war into his opponent's territory, although unable to obtain the support of Pope Innocent III, and only feebly assisted by his ally Philip Augustus, king of France. The following year was less favourable to his arms; and in March 1201 Innocent took the decisive step of placing Philip and his associates under the ban, and began to work energetically in favour of Otto. Also in 1201, Philip was visited by his cousin Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders were by this time under Venetian control and were besieging Zara on the Adriatic Sea. Although Boniface's exact reasons for meeting with Philip are unknown, while at Philip's court he also met Alexius Angelus, Philip's brother-in-law. Alexius convinced Boniface, and later the Venetians, to divert the Crusade to Constantinople and restore Isaac II to the throne, as he had recently been deposed by Alexius III, Alexius and Irene's uncle. The two succeeding years were still more unfavourable to Philip. Otto, aided by Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and Hermann I, landgrave of Thuringia, drove him from north Germany, thus compelling him to seek by abject concessions, but without success, reconciliation with Innocent. The submission to Philip of Hermann of Thuringia in 1204 marks the turning-point of his fortunes, and he was soon joined by Adolph of Cologne and Henry I, Duke of Brabant. On January 6, 1205 he was crowned again with great ceremony by Adolph at Aix-la-Chapelle, though it was not till 1207 that his entry into Cologne practically brought the war to a close. A month or two later Philip was loosed from the papal ban, and in March 1208 it seems probable that a treaty was concluded by which a nephew of the pope wasto marry one of Philip's daughters and to receive the disputed dukedom of Tuscany. Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 1208, by Otto of Wittelsbach, count palatine in Bavaria, to whom he had refused the hand of one of his daughters. Philip was a brave and handsome man, and contemporary writers, among whom was Walther von der Vogelweide, praise his mildness and generosity. References Peter Csendes, Philipp von Schwaben. Ein Staufer im Kampf um die Macht, 2003. This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Philip", a publication now in the public domain. Philip's descendants Philip of Swabia married Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angelus on May 25, 1197. Their four daughters were: Beatrice of Hohenstaufen (1198-1212), married Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Cunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1200-1248), married King Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia Mary of Hohenstaufen (1201-1235), married Henry II, Duke of Brabant Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen (1203-1235), married King Ferdinand III of Castile -------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_Swabia -------------------- Philip of Swabia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip of Swabia (1177 – June 21, 1208) was kingof Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. Biography Philip was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI. He entered the clergy, was made provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompaniedhis brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In 1196 he became duke of Swabia, on the death of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Isaac II, and widow of Roger III, Titular King of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walther von der Vogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip enjoyed his brother's confidence to a very great extent, and appears to have been designated as guardian of the Henry's young son Frederick, afterwards the emperor Frederick II, in case of his father's early death. In 1197 he had set out to fetch Frederick from Sicily forhis coronation as King of the Germans when he heard of the emperor's death and returned at once to Germany. He appears to have desired to protect the interests of his nephew and to quell the disorderwhich arose on Henry's death, but was overtaken by events. The hostility to the kingship of a child was growing, and after Philip had been chosen as defender of the empire during Frederick's minorityhe consented to his own election. He was elected German king at Mühlhausen on March 8, 1198, and was crowned at Mainz on the September 8 following. Meanwhile, a number of princes hostile to Philip, under the leadership of Adolph, Archbishop of Cologne, had elected an anti-king in the person of Otto, second son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. In the war that followed, Philip,who drew his principal support from south Germany, met with considerable success. In 1199 he received further accessions to his party and carried the war into his opponent's territory, although unable to obtain the support of Pope Innocent III, and only feebly assisted by his ally Philip Augustus, king of France. The following year was less favourable to his arms; and in March 1201 Innocent took the decisive step of placing Philip and his associates under the ban, and began to work energetically in favour of Otto. Also in 1201, Philip was visited by his cousin Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders were by this time under Venetian control and were besieging Zara on the Adriatic Sea. Although Boniface's exact reasons for meeting with Philip are unknown, while at Philip's court he also met Alexius Angelus, Philip's brother-in-law. Alexius convinced Boniface, and later the Venetians, to divert the Crusade to Constantinople and restore Isaac II to the throne, as he had recently been deposed by Alexius III, Alexius and Irene's uncle. The two succeeding years were still more unfavourable to Philip. Otto, aided by Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and Hermann I, landgrave of Thuringia, drove him from north Germany, thus compelling him to seek by abject concessions, but without success, reconciliation with Innocent. The submission to Philip of Hermann of Thuringia in 1204 marks the turning-point of his fortunes, and he was soon joined by Adolph of Cologne and Henry I, Duke of Brabant. On January 6, 1205 he was crowned again with great ceremony by Adolph at Aix-la-Chapelle, though it was not till 1207 that his entry into Cologne practically brought the war to a close. A month or two later Philip was loosed from the papal ban, and in March 1208 it seems probable that a treaty was concluded by which a nephew of the pope was to marry one of Philip's daughters and to receive the disputed dukedom ofTuscany. Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 1208, by Otto of Wittelsbach, count palatine in Bavaria, to whom he had refused the hand of one of his daughters. Philip was a brave and handsome man, and contemporary writers, among whom was Walther von der Vogelweide, praise his mildness and generosity. -------------------- BIOGRAPHY: b. 1177 d. June 21, 1208, Bamberg, Ger. also called PHILIP OF SWABIA, German PHILIPP VON SCHWABEN, German Hohenstaufen king whose rivalry for the crown involved him in a decade of warfare with the Welf Otto IV. The youngest son of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, Philip was destined for the church. After being provost of the cathedral at Aachen, he was, in 1190 or 1191, elected bishop of Würzburg. Shortly after the death of his brother Frederick (1191), however, he abandoned his ecclesiastical career. Another brother, the Holy Roman emperor Henry VI, made him duke of Tuscany in 1195 and duke of Swabia in 1196. In May 1197 he married Irene, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelus. At Henry VI's death in September 1197, his son, the future emperor Frederick II, was less than three years old, and the German princes were unwilling to accept him as king. The princes favourable to the Hohenstaufens elected Philip German king in March 1198. The opposing party, led by Archbishop Adolf of Cologne, elected Otto, a son of Henry the Lion of Brunswick of the rival Welf dynasty, king in June of that year. Otto was crowned at Aachen, the proper place for the ceremony, by Archbishop Adolf. Philip's coronation, by another prelate, did not take place until September 1198 at Mainz. In the ensuing civil war the Hohenstaufen cause prospered at first. In 1201, however, Pope Innocent III recognized Otto as king and excommunicated Philip. Philip's fortunes were only restored in 1204, by a series of defections from Otto's side, culminating in that of Adolf of Cologne himself. In June 1205, Adolf crowned Philip at Aachen. The city of Cologne, which, notwithstanding its archbishop, had sided with Otto, was captured in January 1207, and Otto's cause seemed lost. Late in 1207, however, when Philipoffered to give Otto one of his daughters in marriage and to enfeoff him with either the duchy of Swabia or the kingdom of Arles, Otto, buoyed by hopes of financial, if not military, support from thekings of England and Denmark, rejected the offer. Nevertheless, a truce was arranged that lasted until June of the following year. In 1208 Pope Innocent III recognized Philip as king and promised to crown him emperor. Philip, who had mobilized his army at Bamberg in order to move against Otto, was waiting for the truce to expire when he was murdered by Otto of Wittelsbach, countPalatine of Bavaria, to whom he had refused to give one of his daughters in marriage. Eventually his daughters were married: Beatrix the Elder to his old rival Otto, Cunigunda to King Wenceslas of Bohemia, and Beatrix the Younger to Ferdinand III of Castile. A brave man, Philip was praised by contemporaries for his mildness and generosity. The diversion of the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople is assumed by some authorities to have been prompted by him in the interests of his brother-in-law, the Byzantine emperor Alexius IV Angelus. Copyright © 1994-2001 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc -------------------- Philip was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI. He entered the clergy, was made provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italyin 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In 1196 he became duke of Swabia, on thedeath of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Isaac II, and widow of Roger III, Titular King of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walthervon der Vogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip of Swabia married Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angelus on May 25, 1197. Their four daughters were: Beatrice of Hohenstaufen (1198-1212), married Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Cunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1200-1248), married King Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia Marie of Hohenstaufen (1201-1235), married Henry II, Duke of Brabant Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen (1203-1235), married King Ferdinand III of Castile -------------------- Hijo menor del emperador Federico I Barbarroja y de Beatriz de Borgoña. Hermano del emperador Enrique VI. En 1196 se convirtió en duque de Suabia al fallecer su hermano, el duque Conrado II. Candidato de los Staufen, en 1198 fue elegido rey de Alemania frente a Otón IV pero no pudo imponerse. Murió asesinado y le sucedió en el trono germánico su oponente. Casado con la princesa bizantina Irene (María) Angelina, hija de Isaac II Ángelos, Emperador de Constantinopla, tuvieron cuatro hijas: * Beatriz de Suabia (1198 - 11 de agosto 1212) casada con Otón Iv del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico , murió sin descendencia. * Cunegunda de Suabia (1200-1248), casada con el rey Wenceslao I,Rey de Bohemia , con quien tuvo cinco hijos. * María de Suabia(3 abril 1201 hasta 29 marzo 1235), casada con Enrique II, duque de Brabante , con quien tuvo cinco hijos. * Beatriz Isabel de Suabia y Constantinopla (1205 - 1235), casada con Fernando III de Castilla, llamado el Santo. -------------------- Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_von_Schwaben Philipp von Schwaben (* August 1177; † ermordet 21. Juni 1208 in Bamberg) aus dem Adelsgeschlecht der Staufer war von 1190 bis 1191 als „Elekt“ gewählter Bischof des Bistums Würzburg (und damit zugleich „Herzog von Franken“), von 1195 bis 1197 Markgraf von Tuszien, von 1196 bis 1208 Herzog von Schwaben und von 1198 bis 1208 römisch-deutscher König. Philipp war der erste deutsche König, der während seiner Regierungszeit ermordet wurde. Inhaltsverzeichnis [Anzeigen] * 1 Leben * 2 Ermordung * 3 Nachkommen * 4 Literatur * 5 Weblinks Leben [Bearbeiten] Philipp, der jüngste Sohn Friedrich Barbarossas aus dessen zweiter Ehe mit Beatrix von Burgund, erhielt zunächst eine Ausbildung für den geistlichen Stand und war 1189 Propst zu Aachen und von 1190 bis 1191 als „Elekt“ gewählter Bischof des Bistums Würzburg (und damit zugleich „Herzog von Franken“). Erst als seine Brüder Friedrich V. von Schwaben 1191 vor Akkon auf dem Dritten Kreuzzug und Konrad II. von Schwaben 1196 bei einer Privatfehde gestorben waren, verließ der etwa Fünfzehnjährige den geistlichen Pfad, wurde 1195 Herzog von Tuszien und 1196 Herzog von Schwaben. Philipp war von 1198 bis 1208, ab 1205 gleichrangig mit dem Welfen Otto von Braunschweig, während des deutschen Thronstreits römisch-deutscher König. Mit Philipp wurde auch seine Frau Irene-Marie von Byzanz gekrönt, die er 1197 heiratete. Aus der Ehe gingen sieben Kinder hervor, wovon nur vier Töchter über das Kindesalter hinaus kamen. Nach dem überraschenden Tod seines Bruders Heinrich VI. 1197, dessen Bemühen, eine Erbmonarchie einzuführen, stark umstritten gewesen war, und dessen Sohn, der spätere Friedrich II., zu diesem Zeitpunkt noch nicht einmal drei Jahre alt war, wurde Philipp von Schwaben von einer Mehrheit der Fürsten auf thüringischem und somit nichtfränkischem Boden, am 6. März in Ichtershausen und am 8. März in Mühlhausen, gewählt. Am 8. September 1198 wurde Philipp von Schwaben in Mainz mit den sich im staufischen Besitz befindlichen Krönungsinsignien zum römischen König Philipp II. gekrönt. Die Krönung wurde jedoch von einem dazu unbefugten Coronator, dem burgundischen Erzbischof Aimo von Tarentaise vorgenommen. Da die Krönung weder am richtigen Ort, nämlich in Mainz statt in Aachen, noch von der ‚rechten’ Hand, vom burgundischen Erzbischof statt vom Erzbischof von Köln, vollzogen wurde, besaß sie nicht die vollständige Legitimationskraft, die für ein ordnungsgemäßes Königtum vonnöten gewesen wäre. Der zu diesem Zeitpunkt erst 16-jährige Otto von Braunschweig war bereits am 9. Juni 1198 von einer antistaufischen Gruppe um den Erzbischof Adolf von Köln und mit Unterstützung des englischen Königs Richard Löwenherz gewählt worden. Zwar wurde Otto von Braunschweig am 12. Juli 1198 am ‚rechten’ Ort in Aachen und von der dazu befugten ‚rechten’ Hand, Erzbischof Adolf von Köln, als Otto IV. gekrönt, allerdings fehlten dem Welfen die Krönungsinsignien, die sich beim Staufer befanden. Der aufgrund dieser Doppelwahl erwachsene Macht- und Legitimationsstreit veranlasste 1202 Papst Innozenz III., im Thronstreit um den römisch-deutschen König einzugreifen. Da es allein dem Papst zustehe, den römischen König zum Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches zu salben, zu weihen und zu krönen, obliege dem Papst das Recht, die Wahl eines Kandidaten zu prüfen (Deliberatio super facto imperii de tribus electis; RNI 29). Innozenz III. entschied sich mit der Dekretale Venerabilem für Otto IV. Das Wechselspiel von Staufern, Welfen und der römischen Kurie sollte noch über Philipps Tod im Jahre 1208 hinaus andauern, bis 1218 auch sein Kontrahent Otto IV. gestorben war. Die militärischen Auseinandersetzungen verliefen in der Folge recht günstig für Philipp. Seit 1204 konnte er sich allmählich durchsetzen und am 6. Januar 1205 wurde er am richtigen Ort, in Aachen, und vom rechten Koronator, Adolf von Altena, zum zweiten Mal gekrönt. Ermordung [Bearbeiten] Grabplatte Philipps von Schwaben im Dom zu Speyer Am 27. Juli 1206 unterlag Otto in der Schlacht bei Wassenberg. Philipp bot daraufhin dem Besiegten seine älteste Tochter Beatrix von Schwaben zur Vermählung an – ein Angebot mit unangeahnten Folgen: Denn als Phillips Krönung zum Kaiser nur noch Formsache zu sein schien, wurde er am 21. Juni 1208 in Bamberg vom bayerischen Pfalzgrafen Otto VIII. von Wittelsbach, der mit jener Beatrix verlobt und wieder entlobt worden war, ermordet: „...als der vorgenannte Pfalzgraf, wie er denn schon längst die böse That in seinem Herzenbeschlossen hatte, herbeikam, Einlass begehrte und erhielt. Hier zog er das Schwert, indem er sich stellte als spiele er gleich einem Possenreißer, verwundete aber bei sich ergebender Gelegenheit den König in der Gegend des Halses und ergriff sogleich die Flucht. Und in Folge dieser Verwundung verlor derselbe das Leben...“ (Annalen von Marbach für das Jahr 1208). König Philipp wurde zunächst im Bamberger Dom beigesetzt und 1213 in den Dom zu Speyer umgebettet, wo er als einziger der acht Söhne Friedrich Barbarossas neben seiner Mutter, Beatrix von Burgund, begraben liegt. Lange galt als gesichert, dass Otto von Wittelsbach Philipp von Schwaben aus persönlichen Gründen tötete (s. o.: Ehepolitik Philipps). Bernd Ulrich Hucker vertrat jüngst die These, dass Otto von Wittelsbach Teil einer umfassenden Verschwörung gegen Philipp von Schwaben war. Doch konnte sich diese im Widerspruch zum zeitgenössischen Informationshorizont stehende These bislang kaum durchsetzen. Somit bleibt die Forschungsdiskussion weiterhin bestehen. Von besonderem Interesse sind die in diesem Zusammenhang abgefassten Sprüche Walthers von der Vogelweide. Walther, der erste seiner Zeit, der zugleich Minnesänger und Spruchlyriker war, verfasste verschiedene „Töne“, die sich unter anderem auch mit der aktuellen politischen Lage des Heiligen Römischen Reiches beschäftigen. Auch wenn politische Lyrik nicht als quellenkundlicher Beleg verstanden werden darf, kann sie mit nötigem Abstand doch die Situation im Reichwiedergeben; in diesem Zusammenhang sei insbesondere auf den „Ersten Philippston“, den „Zweiten Philippston“ und den „Ottenton“ verwiesen. Nachkommen [Bearbeiten] Philipp in einer romantisierenden Darstellung von 1890 Philipp heiratete am 25. Mai 1197 auf Burg Hohenstaufen Irene (1181–1208, begraben in Lorch), die Tochter des Kaisers Isaak II. von Byzanz. Mit ihr hatte er sieben Kinder: 1. Beatrix (1198–1212) begraben in St. Blasii in Braunschweig, ž 22. Juli 1212 Otto IV. († 1218), römisch-deutscher König und Kaiser 2. Kunigunde (1200–1248) begraben in St. Veit in Prag, ž 1228 Wenzel I. († 23. September 1253), König von Böhmen 3. Maria (März/April 1201–vor 1235), ž vor 22. August 1215 Heinrich II. Herzog von Niederlothringen und Brabant († 1. Februar 1248 in Löwen, begraben in Villers-la-Ville) 4. Elisabeth (Beatrix) (* März/Mai 1203; † 5. November 1235 in Toro) ž 30. November 1219 Ferdinand III. König von Kastilien († 30. Mai 1252 in Sevilla) 5. Rainald († klein), begraben inLorch 6. Sohn, wohl Friedrich (* 1206; † klein), begraben im Kloster Lorch 7. Beatrix posthuma (*/† 20./27. August 1208 auf Burg Hohenstaufen), begraben in Lorch Literatur [Bearbeiten] * Andreas Bihrer: König Philipp von Schwaben – Bamberg, 21. Juni 1208. In: Michael Sommer (Hrsg.): Politische Morde. Vom Altertum bis zur Gegenwart. Darmstadt 2005, S. 117–126. * Peter Csendes: Philipp von Schwaben (Gestalten des Mittelalters und der Renaissance). Darmstadt 2003, ISBN 3-89678-458-7. * Joachim Heinzle: Philippe – des rîhes krône – der weise. Krönung und Krone in Walthers Sprüchen für Philipp von Schwaben. In: Thomas Bein (Hrsg.): Walther von der Vogelweide. Textkritik und Edition. Berlin 1999, S. 225–237. * Bernd Ulrich Hucker: Der Königsmord von 1208 – Privatrache oder Staatsstreich? In: Die Andechs-Meranier in Franken. Europäisches Fürstentum im Mittelalter. Mainz 1998, S. 111–128 (nicht unproblematisch). * Bernd Ulrich Hucker: Philipp von Schwaben. In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 20. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, S. 370–372. * Hans Martin Schaller: Der deutsche Thronstreit und Europa 1198–1218. Philipp von Schwaben, Otto IV., Friedrich II. In: Mario Kramp (Hrsg.), Krönungen. Könige in Aachen. Geschichte und Mythos. Mainz 2000, S. 398–406. * Bernd Schütte: König Philipp von Schwaben. Itinerar - Urkundenvergabe - Hof.Hannover 2002, ISBN 3-7752-5751-9. * Christoph Waldecker: Philipp von Schwaben. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Band 25, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-332-7, Sp. 1070–1095. * Alfred Winkelmann: Philipp von Schwaben. In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 25. Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1887, S. 742–754. * Eduard Winkelmann: Philipp von Schwaben und Otto IV. von Braunschweig, 1.Bd., König Philipp von Schwaben, 1197–1208, Leipzig 1873, Neudruck Darmstadt 1963 * Egon Boshof: Innozenz III. und der deutsche Thronstreit, Papst Innozenz III. Weichensteller der Geschichte Europas, hg. von Thomas Frenz, Stuttgart 2000, S. 51-67. * Klaus von Eickels: Otto IV. (1198-1218) und Philipp (1198-1208), in: Die deutschen Herrscher des Mittelalters. Historische Portraits von Heinrich I. bis Maximilian I., hg. von Bernd Schneidmüller – Stefan Weinfurter,München 2003, S. 272-292. Weblinks [Bearbeiten] * Commons Commons: Philipp von Schwaben – Album mit Bildern und/oder Videos und Audiodateien -------------------- Philip was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count ofBurgundy, and brother of the emperor Henry VI. He entered the clergy, was made provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In 1196 he became duke of Swabia, on the death of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Isaac II, and widow of Roger III, Titular King of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walther von der Vogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip of Swabia married Irene Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angelus on May 25, 1197. Their four daughters were: Beatrice of Hohenstaufen (1198-1212), married Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor Cunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1200-1248), married King Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia Marie of Hohenstaufen (1201-1235), married Henry II, Duke of Brabant Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen (1203-1235), married King Ferdinand III of Castile -------------------- Philip of Swabia (in German: Philipp von Schwaben) was King of Germany and Duke of Swabia, and was the rival of Holy Roman Emperor Otto IV. Philip was a brave and handsome man, and contemporary writers, among whom was Walther von der Vogelweide, praise his mildness and generosity. Philip entered the clergy, was made provost of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen), and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen Bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, traveling again to Italy, was made Duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In 1196 Philip became Duke of Swabia, on the death of his brother Conrad. Although he was supposed to protect the interests of young Frederick II to become the next Holy Roman Emperor, Philip allowed himself to be elected German King at Mühlhausen on March 8, 1198, and was crowned at Mainz on the September 8 following. Intense civil war ensued, and during that conflict Philip was put under the ban by Pope Innocent III. Finally, on January 6, 1205, Philip succeeded in getting crowned again with great ceremony by Adolph at Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen), though it was not till 1207 that his entry into Cologne practically brought the war to a close. Amonth or two later Philip was loosed from the papal ban, and in March 1208 it seems probable that a treaty was concluded by which a nephew of the Pope was to marry one of Philip's daughters and to receive the disputed dukedom of Tuscany. Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 1208, by Otto of Wittelsbach, Count Palatine in Bavaria, to whom he had refused the hand of one of his daughters. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_Swabia for considerably more information. --------------------Philip of Swabia (1177 – June 21, 1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. Philip was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brother of the emperor HenryVI. He entered the clergy, was made provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In 1196 he became duke of Swabia, on the death of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Isaac II, and widow of Roger III, Titular King of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walther von der Vogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip enjoyed his brother's confidence to a very great extent, and appears to have been designated as guardian of the Henry's young son Frederick, afterwards the emperor Frederick II, in case of his father's early death. In 1197 he had set out to fetch Frederick from Sicily for his coronation as King of the Germans when he heard of the emperor's death and returned at once to Germany. He appears to have desired to protect the interests of his nephew and to quell the disorder which arose on Henry's death, but was overtaken by events. The hostility to the kingship of a child was growing, and after Philip had been chosen as defender of the empire during Frederick's minority he consented to his own election. He was elected German king at Mühlhausen on March 8, 1198, and was crowned at Mainz on the September 8 following. Meanwhile, a number of princes hostile to Philip, under the leadership of Adolph, Archbishop of Cologne, had elected an anti-king in the person of Otto, second son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. In the war that followed, Philip, who drew his principal support from south Germany, met with considerable success. In 1199 he received further accessions to his party and carried the war into his opponent's territory, although unable to obtain the support of Pope Innocent III, and only feebly assisted by his ally Philip Augustus, king of France. The following year was less favourable to his arms; and in March 1201 Innocent took the decisive step of placing Philip and his associates under the ban, and began to work energetically in favour of Otto. Also in 1201, Philip was visited by his cousin Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders were bythis time under Venetian control and were besieging Zara on the Adriatic Sea. Although Boniface's exact reasons for meeting with Philip are unknown, while at Philip's court he also met Alexius Angelus, Philip's brother-in-law. Alexius convinced Boniface, and later the Venetians, to divert the Crusade to Constantinople and restore Isaac II to the throne, as he had recently been deposed by Alexius III, Alexius and Irene's uncle. The two succeeding years were still more unfavourable to Philip. Otto, aided by Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and Hermann I, landgrave of Thuringia, drove him from north Germany, thus compelling him to seek by abject concessions, but without success, reconciliation with Innocent. The submission to Philip of Hermann of Thuringia in 1204 marks the turning-point of his fortunes, and he was soon joined by Adolph of Cologne and Henry I, Duke of Brabant. On January 6, 1205 he was crowned again with great ceremony by Adolph at Aix-la-Chapelle, though it was not till 1207 that his entry into Cologne practically brought the war to a close. A month or two later Philip was loosed from the papal ban, and in March 1208 it seems probable that a treaty was concluded by which a nephew of the pope was to marry one of Philip's daughters and to receive the disputed dukedom of Tuscany. Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 1208, by Otto of Wittelsbach, count palatine in Bavaria, to whom he had refused the hand of one of his daughters. Philip was abrave and handsome man, and contemporary writers, among whom was Walther von der Vogelweide, praise his mildness and generosity.

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Philip of SwabiaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Philip of Swabia depicted in a medieval manuscript (about 1200).Philip of Swabia (1177 – June 21, 1208) was king ofGermany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. Contents [hide]1 Biography 2 Ancestors 3 References 4 Philip's descendants 5 See also 6 External links [edit] BiographyPhilip was the fifth and youngest son of the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count of Burgundy, and brotherof the emperor Henry VI. He entered the clergy, was made provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 1191 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, travelling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received an extensive grant of lands. In 1196 he became duke of Swabia, on the death of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married Irene Angelina, daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Isaac II, and widow of Roger III, Titular King of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walther von der Vogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip enjoyed his brother's confidence to a very great extent, and appears to have been designated as guardian of the Henry's young son Frederick, afterwards the emperor Frederick II, in case of his father's early death. In 1197 he had set out to fetch Frederick from Sicily for his coronation as King of the Germans when he heard of the emperor's death and returned at once to Germany. He appears to have desired to protect the interests of his nephew and to quell the disorder which arose on Henry's death, but was overtaken by events. The hostility to the kingship of a child was growing, and after Philip had been chosen as defender of the empire during Frederick's minority he consented to his own election. He was elected German king at Mühlhausen on March 8, 1198, and was crowned at Mainz on the September 8 following. Meanwhile, a number of princes hostile to Philip, under the leadership of Adolph, Archbishop of Cologne, had elected an anti-king in the person of Otto, second son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. In the war that followed, Philip, who drew his principal support from south Germany, met with considerable success. In 1199 he received further accessions to his party and carried the war into his opponent's territory, although unable to obtain the support of Pope Innocent III, and only feebly assisted by his ally Philip Augustus, king of France. The following year was less favourable to his arms; and in March 1201 Innocent took the decisive step of placing Philip and his associates under the ban, and began to work energetically in favour of Otto. Also in 1201, Philip was visited by his cousin Boniface of Montferrat, the leader of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders were by this time under Venetian control and were besieging Zara on the Adriatic Sea. Although Boniface's exact reasons for meeting with Philip are unknown, while at Philip's court he also met Alexius Angelus, Philip's brother-in-law. Alexius convinced Boniface, and later the Venetians, to divert the Crusade to Constantinople and restore Isaac II to the throne, as he had recently been deposed by Alexius III, Alexius and Irene's uncle. The two succeeding years were still more unfavourable to Philip. Otto, aided by Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and Hermann I, landgrave of Thuringia, drove him from north Germany, thus compelling him to seek by abject concessions, but without success, reconciliation with Innocent. The submission to Philip of Hermann of Thuringia in 1204 marks the turning-point of his fortunes, and he was soon joined by Adolph of Cologne and Henry I, Duke of Brabant. On January 6, 1205 he was crowned again with great ceremony by Adolph at Aix-la-Chapelle, though it was not till 1207 that his entry into Cologne practically brought the war to a close. A month or two later Philip was loosed from the papal ban, and in March 1208 it seems probable that a treaty was concluded by which a nephew of the pope was to marry one of Philip's daughters and to receive the disputed dukedom of Tuscany. Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 1208, by Otto of Wittelsbach, count palatine in Bavaria, to whom he had refused the hand of one of hisdaughters. Philip was a brave and handsome man, and contemporary writers, among whom was Walther von der Vogelweide, praise his mildness and generosity. [edit] AncestorsPhilip's ancestors in three generations Philip of Swabia Father:Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor Paternal Grandfather:Frederick II, Duke of Swabia Paternal Great-grandfather:Frederick I, Duke of Swabia Paternal Great-grandmother:Agnes of Germany Paternal Grandmother:Judith Paternal Great-grandfather:Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria Paternal Great-grandmother:Wulfhild of Saxony Mother:Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy Maternal Grandfather:Renaud III, Count of Burgundy Maternal Great-grandfather:Stephen I, Count of Burgundy Maternal Great-grandmother:Beatrix of Lorraine Maternal Grandmother:Agatha Maternal Great-grandfather:Simon I, Duke of Lorraine Maternal Great-grandmother:Adelaide [edit] ReferencesPeter Csendes, Philipp von Schwaben. Ein Staufer im Kampf um die Macht, 2003. This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition article "Philip", a publication now in the public domain. [edit] Philip's descendantsPhilip of Swabia married IreneAngelina, daughter of Isaac II Angelus on May 25, 1197. Their four daughters were: Beatrice of Hohenstaufen (1198-1212), married Otto IV, Holy Roman EmperCunigunde of Hohenstaufen (1200-1248), married King Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia Mary of Hohenstaufen (1201-1235), married Henry II, Duke of Brabant Elisabeth of Hohenstaufen (1203-1235), married King Ferdinand III of Castile [edit] See alsoDukes of Swabia family tree [edit] External linksPhilip of Swabia; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Philip (of Swabia) -- Encyclopedia Britannica Philipp von Schwaben Preceded byHenry VI King of Germany(formally King of the Romans)1198–1208(contested byOtto IV) Succeeded byOtto IV Preceded byConrad II Hohenstaufen Duke of Swabia1196–1208 Succeeded byFrederick VI

He was bishop of Wurzburg and destined for the church, but after the death ofhis brother Frederick in 1191, he abandoned his ecclesiastical career.Another brother, Emperor Henry VI, made him Duke of Swabia in 1196 and Dukeof Tuscany in 1195. After brother Henry died in 1197, the heir was only threeyears old (Frederick II), and Philip was elected as King to succeed hisbrother. Civil was ensued, for Otto, a son of Henry the Lion was also electedthat same year. While mobilizing his army, Philip was murdered at Bamberg.

He was bishop of Wurzburg and destined for the church, but after the death ofhis brother Frederick in 1191, he abandoned his ecclesiastical career.Another brother, Emperor Henry VI, made him Duke of Swabia in 1196 and Dukeof Tuscany in 1195. After brother Henry died in 1197, the heir was only threeyears old (Frederick II), and Philip was elected as King to succeed hisbrother. Civil was ensued, for Otto, a son of Henry the Lion was also electedthat same year. While mobilizing his army, Philip was murdered at Bamberg.

He was bishop of Wurzburg and destined for the church, but after the death ofhis brother Frederick in 1191, he abandoned his ecclesiastical career.Another brother, Emperor Henry VI, made him Duke of Swabia in 1196 and Dukeof Tuscany in 1195. After brother Henry died in 1197, the heir was only threeyears old (Frederick II), and Philip was elected as King to succeed hisbrother. Civil was ensued, for Otto, a son of Henry the Lion was also electedthat same year. While mobilizing his army, Philip was murdered at Bamberg.

He was bishop of Wurzburg and destined for the church, but after the death ofhis brother Frederick in 1191, he abandoned his ecclesiastical career.Another brother, Emperor Henry VI, made him Duke of Swabia in 1196 and Dukeof Tuscany in 1195. After brother Henry died in 1197, the heir was only threeyears old (Frederick II), and Philip was elected as King to succeed hisbrother. Civil was ensued, for Otto, a son of Henry the Lion was also electedthat same year. While mobilizing his army, Philip was murdered at Bamberg.

[alfred_descendants10gen_fromrootsweb_bartont.FTW] Duke of Swabia; Margrave of Tuscany, Emperor of Germany, 1198; m. Irene Angelica, dau. of Isaac II Angelus. (CCN 802. Generations 21-27; Thatcher 322; G.P. Fisher, op. cit. 259). Weis 45-27.

 16. Frederick von Büren 8. Frederick I, Duke of Swabia 17. Hildegard von Bar-Mousson 4. Frederick II, Duke of Swabia 18. Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor 9. Agnes of Germany 19. Bertha of Savoy 2. Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor 20. Welf I, Duke of Bavaria 10. Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria 21. Judith of Flanders 5. Judith of Bavaria 22. Magnus, Duke of Saxony 11. Wulfhild of Saxony 23. Sophia of Hungary 1. Philip of Swabia 24. William I, Count of Bourgogne 12. Stephen I, Count of Bourgogne 25. Stephanie 6. Renaud III, Count of Bourgogne 13. Beatrix of Lorraine 3. Beatrice I, Countess of Bourgogne 28. Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine 14. Simon I, Duke of Lorraine 29. Hedwige of Formbach 7. Agatha of Lorraine 30. Henry III of Leuven 15. Adelaide of Leuven 31. Gertrude of Flanders [edit]See also

Fought for crown 10 years, died before crowning by Pope.Phillip II, son by (2), b. 1177/81, murdered at Bamberg by Otto of Wittelsbach, 21 June 1208, Duke of Swabia, Margrave of Tuscany, Emperor of Germany, 1198; m. 1196, Irene Angelica, daughter of Isaac II Angelus, d. 1204, Eastern Roman Emperor, son of Andronicus Angelus (m. Euphrosyne Castamonita), son of Theodora Comnena (m. Constantinus Angelus), daughter of Alexis I, Comnenus, b. 1048, d. 15 Aug 1118, Emperor of the East, who m. c 1078, Irene, daughter of Andonicus Ducas, by wife Maria, daughter of Trojan of Bulgaria, son of Samuel, d. 1014, King of Bulgaria. [Ancestral Roots, line 45-27]

Philip of Swabia (1177-1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, t he rival of the emperor Otto IV. He was the fifth and youngest son o f the emperor Frederick I and Beatrix, daughter of Renaud III, count o f Burgundy, and consequently brother of the emperor Henry VI. He enter ed the clergy, was made provost ofAix-la-Chapelle, and in 1190 or 119 1 was chosen bishop of Würzburg. Having accompanied his brother Henry to Italy in 1191, Philip forsook his ecclesiastical calling, and, trav elling again to Italy, was made duke of Tuscany in 1195 and received a n extensive grant of lands. In1196 he became duke of Swabia, on the d eath of his brother Conrad; and in May 1197 he married Irene Angelina , daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Isaac II, and widow of Roger III , Titular King of Sicily, a lady who is described by Walther von der V ogelweide as " the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile." Philip enjoyed his brother's confidence to a very great extent, and ap pears to have been designated as guardian of the young Frederick, afte rwards the emperor Frederick II, in case of his father's early death.I n 1197 he had set out to fetch Frederick from Sicily for his coronatio n when he heard of the emperor's death and returned at once to Germany . He appears to have desired to protect the interests of his nephew an d to quell the disorder which arose onHenry's death, but events were too strong for him. The hostility to the kingship of a child was growi ng, and after Philip had been chosen as defender of the empire during Frederick's minority he consented to his own election. He was elected German king at Muhlhausen on March 8, 1198 with the support of Phillip pe of France, and crowned at Mainz on the following September 8th. I n 1198, as the heir of his brother Henry's estate, Phillipp was obliga ted by the Pope to refund the ransom money that had been collected by Henry for the ransom of Richard I. Meanwhile a number of princes hostile to Philip, under the leadershipo f Adolph, Archbishop of Cologne, had elected an anti-king in the perso n of Otto, second son of Henry the Lion, duke of Saxony. In the war th at followed, Philip, who drew his principal support from south Germany , met with considerable success. In 1199 he received further accessio ns to his party and carried the war into his opponent's territory, alt hough unable to obtain the support of Pope Innocent III, and only feeb ly assisted by his ally Philip Augustus, king of France. The followin g year was less favourable to his arms; and in March 1201 Innocent too k the decisive step of placing Philip and his associates under the ban , and began to work energetically in favour of Otto. Also in 1201, Philip was visited by his cousin Boniface of Montferrat , the leader of the Fourth Crusade. The Crusaders were by this time un der Venetian control and were besieging Zara on the Adriatic Sea. Alth ough Boniface's exact reasons for meeting with Philip are unknown, whi le at Philip's court he also met Alexius Angelus, Philip's brother-in- law. Alexius convinced Boniface, and later the Venetians, to divert th e Crusade to Constantinople and restore Isaac II to the throne, as heh ad recently been deposed by Alexius III, Alexius and Irene's uncle. The two succeeding years were still more unfavourable to Philip. Otto , aided by Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and Hermann I, landgrave of Thu ringia, drove him from north Germany, thus compelling him to seek by a bject concessions, but without success, reconciliation with Innocent.T he submission to Philip of Hermann of Thuringia in 1204 marks the turn ing-point of his fortunes, and he was soon joined by Adolph of Cologn e and Henry I, Duke of Brabant. On January 6, 1205 he was crowned again with great ceremony by Adolpha t Aix-la-Chapelle, though it was not till 1207 that his entry into Col ogne practically brought the war to a close. A month or two later Phil ip was loosed from the papal ban, and in March 1208 it seems probable that a treaty was concluded by which a nephew of the pope was to marr y one of Philip's daughters and to receive the disputed dukedom of Tus cany. Philip was preparing to crush the last flicker of the rebellion in Brunswick-Lüneburg when he was murdered at Bamberg, on June 21, 120 8, by Otto of Wittelsbach, count palatine in Bavaria, to whom he had r efused the hand of one of his daughters. Philip was a brave and handso me man, and contemporary writers, among whom was Walther von der Vogel weide, praise his mildness and generosity.

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Philip of Swabia Philip of Swabia Pronounced As: swab , 1176?-1208, German king (1198-1208), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. After the death (1197) of his brother, German King and Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, heunsuccessfully attempted to secure the succession in Germany of his infant nephew, the later Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II; for the sake of the house of Hohenstaufen, he finally consented to his own election as German king. A small, anti-Hohenstaufen group led by the archbishop of Cologne elected (1198) Otto IV antiking. In the ensuing war Philip was supported by Philip II of France, while Otto had the support of his uncle Richard I of England. Though successful at first, Philip's cause was weakened when Pope Innocent III declared (1201) for Otto. However, the year 1204 marked a turn in Philip's favor; with his capture (1206) of Cologne, the war was virtually ended. Negotiations with the pope had resulted in a satisfactory settlement when Philip was murderedby a personal enemy. Otto IV was elected his successor as German king. Philip became involved in the Fourth Crusade (1202-4; see Crusades) partly through his marriage to the Byzantine princess Irene,daughter of Emperor Isaac II. The extent of Philip's influence in diverting the crusade to Constantinople is still debated. Philip Encyclopædia Britannica Article born 1178 died June 21, 1208, Bamberg, Ger. also called Philip Of Swabia, German Philipp Von Schwaben German Hohenstaufen king whose rivalry for the crown involved him in a decade of warfare with the Welf Otto IV. The youngest son of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, Philip was destined for the church. After being provost of the cathedral at Aachen, he was, in 1190 or 1191, elected bishop of Würzburg. Shortly after the death of his brother Frederick (1191), however, he abandoned his ecclesiastical career. Another brother, the Holy Roman emperor Henry VI, made him duke of Tuscany in 1195 and duke of Swabia in 1196. In May 1197 he married Irene, daughter of the Byzantine emperor Isaac II Angelus. At Henry VI's death in September 1197, his son, the future emperor Frederick II, was less than three years old, and the German princes were unwilling to accept him as king. The princes favourable to the Hohenstaufens elected Philip German king in March 1198. The opposing party, led by Archbishop Adolf of Cologne, elected Otto, a son of Henry the Lion of Brunswick of the rival Welf dynasty, king in June of that year. Otto was crowned at Aachen, the proper place for the ceremony, by Archbishop Adolf. Philip's coronation, by another prelate, did not take place until September 1198 at Mainz. In the ensuing civil war the Hohenstaufen cause prospered at first. In 1201, however, Pope Innocent III recognized Otto as king and excommunicated Philip. Philip's fortunes were only restored in 1204, by a series of defections from Otto's side, culminating in that of Adolf of Cologne himself. In June 1205, Adolf crowned Philip at Aachen. The city of Cologne, which, notwithstanding its archbishop, had sided with Otto, was captured in January 1207, and Otto's cause seemed lost. Late in 1207, however, whenPhilip offered to give Otto one of his daughters in marriage and to enfeoff him with either the duchy of Swabia or the kingdom of Arles, Otto, buoyed by hopes of financial, if not military, support from the kings of England and Denmark, rejected the offer. Nevertheless, a truce was arranged that lasted until June of the following year. In 1208 Pope Innocent III recognized Philip as king and promised to crown him emperor. Philip, who had mobilized his army at Bamberg in order to move against Otto, was waiting for the truce to expire when he was murdered by Otto of Wittelsbach, count Palatineof Bavaria, to whom he had refused to give one of his daughters in marriage. Eventually his daughters were married: Beatrix the Elder to his old rival Otto, Cunigunda to King Wenceslas of Bohemia, and Beatrix the Younger to Ferdinand III of Castile. A brave man, Philip was praised by contemporaries for his mildness and generosity. The diversion of the Fourth Crusade to Constantinople is assumedby some authorities to have been prompted by him in the interests of his brother-in-law, the Byzantine emperor Alexius IV Angelus.

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• Occupation: Évêque, de Würzburg, 1191, Marquis, de Toscane, 1195, Duc, de Souabe, 1196, Roi.

• Occupation: Konung av.

• Alt. Christening: Schwaben, Bayern Lande, Germany.

Philipp married Irini Maria Angelina, daughter of Isaac II Angelos and Herina Tornikaina, about 1196 in Schwaben, Kelheim, Bayern, Germany. (Irini Maria Angelina was born in 1180 in Constantinople, Turkey, christened on 25 May 1197 in married, Phillip, II, Swabia, died in 1208 in Hohenstaufen, Goppingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany and was buried in 1208 in Abbey of Lorch.)