PHILIP (OF SWABIA)


Meaning of PHILIP (OF SWABIA) in English

German Philipp

born 1178

died June 21, 1208, Bamberg, Ger.

German

The youngest son of {{link=Frederick">Frederick I Barbarossa, he was elected German king on the death of Emperor Henry VI . The rival Welf dynasty elected Otto IV king, and a civil war broke out. A truce was finally called in 1207; Innocent III recognized Philip and promised to crown him emperor (1208), but Philip was murdered first.

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