HOHENSTAUFEN

Meaning of HOHENSTAUFEN in English

/hoh'euhn shtow"feuhn/ , n.

a member of the royal family that ruled in Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254, and in Sicily from 1194 to 1266.

[ 1890-95 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

HOHENSTAUFEN — adjective Date: 1883 of or relating to a princely German family that reigned over the Holy Roman Empire from 1138-1254 …
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HOHENSTAUFEN — I. ˈhōənˌs(h)tau̇fən, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective Usage: usually capitalized : of or relating to a German princely family of Swabian origin that …
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HOHENSTAUFEN — adjective Date: 1883 : of or relating to a princely German family that reigned over the Holy Roman Empire from …
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HOHENSTAUFEN — [Ho.hen.stau.fen] n (ca. 1895): a member of the Hohenstaufen family; esp: a Hohenstaufen monarch [2]Hohenstaufen adj (1921): of or relating …
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HOHENSTAUFEN — Pronunciation: ' h ō - ə n- ˌ shtau ̇ -f ə n, - ˌ stau ̇ - Function: adjective …
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HOHENSTAUFEN DYNASTY — German dynasty that ruled the Holy Roman Empire (1138–1208, 1212–54). It was founded by Count Frederick died 1105 , who …
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HOHENSTAUFEN DYNASTY — also called Staufer Dynasty, German dynasty that ruled the Holy Roman Empire from 1138 to 1208 and from 1212 to …
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HOHENSTAUFEN DYNASTY — German dynasty that ruled the Holy Roman Empire (11381208, 121254). It was founded by Count Frederick died 1105 , who …
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WELF DYNASTY — English Guelf, or Guelph, Italian Guelpho dynasty of German nobles and rulers who were the chief rivals of the Hohenstaufens …
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WALTHER VON DER VOGELWEIDE — born c. 1170 died c. 1230, , Wrzburg? greatest German lyric poet of the Middle Ages, whose poetry emphasizes the …
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VOGTLAND — physical and cultural region of southwestern Saxony Land (state), southeastern Germany, lying between Bavaria Land and the Czech Republic. A …
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URBAN IV — born c. 1200, , Troyes, Champagne died Oct. 2, 1264, Perugia, Papal States original name Jacques Pantalon pope from 1261 …
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URBAN III — born Milan died Oct. 19/20, 1187, Ferrara, Romagna original name Uberto Crivelli pope from 1185 to 1187. Of noble birth, …
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SWABIA — German Schwaben, historic region of southwestern Germany, including what is now the southern portion of Baden-Wrttemberg Land (state) and the …
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PHILIP — born Nov. 13, 1504, Marburg, Hesse died March 31, 1567, Kassel byname Philip The Magnanimous, German Philipp Der Grossmtige landgrave …
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PALERMO — ancient (Latin) Panormus city, capital of Palermo provincia and of the island regione of Sicily in Italy. It lies on …
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OTTO OF FREISING — born c. 1111 died Sept. 22, 1158, Morimond, Champagne German bishop and author of one of the most important historico-philosophical …
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OTTO IV — born c. 1175, /c. 1182 died May 19, 1218, Harzburg Castle, Lower Saxony also called Otto Of Brunswick, German Otto …
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NAPLES, KINGDOM OF — state covering the southern portion of the Italian peninsula from the Middle Ages to 1860. It was often united politically …
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MEZZOGIORNO — economically underdeveloped region roughly coextensive with the former Kingdom of Naples (see Naples, Kingdom of); in current Italian administrative usage, …
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LOTHAIR II (OR III) — born , early June 1075 died Dec. 3/4, 1137, Breitenwang, now in Austria German king (112537) and Holy Roman emperor …
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HERMANN I — born c. 1156 died April 25, 1217, Gotha, Thuringia landgrave of Thuringia and count palatine of Saxony who helped defeat …
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HENRY X — born c. 1108 died Oct. 20, 1139, Quedlinburg, Saxony byname Henry The Proud, German Heinrich Der Stolze margrave of Tuscany, …
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HENRY RASPE — born c. 1202 died Feb. 16, 1247, Wartburg Castle, Thuringia landgrave of Thuringia (1227-47) and German anti-king (1246-47) who was …
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GUELF AND GHIBELLINE — Guelf also spelled Guelph, members of two opposing factions in German and Italian politics during the Middle Ages. The split …
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FREDERICK II, — born Jan. 24, 1712, Berlin died Aug. 17, 1786, Potsdam, near Berlin byname Frederick The Great, German Friedrich Der Grosse …
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FRANKFURT AM MAIN — English Frankfort on the Main largest city of Hessen Land (state), western Germany. The city lies along the Main River …
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CONRAD III — born 1093 died Feb. 15, 1152, Bamberg, Ger., Holy Roman Empire German king from 1138 to 1152, the first king …
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CLEMENT IV — born , Saint-Gilles, Languedoc died Nov. 29, 1268, Viterbo, Papal States original French name Gui Foulques, Italian Guido Fulcodi pope …
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LOTHAR — German Lothar born early June 1075 died Dec. 3/4, 1137, Breitenwang German king (112537) and Holy Roman emperor (113337). The …
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GUELPHS AND GHIBELLINES — Opposing factions in German and Italian politics during the Middle Ages. The terms Guelph (see Welf dynasty ) and Ghibelline …
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