Born: 26 December 1194 · Died: 13 December 1250 · Age at death: 55
How old was Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor when he died?
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor died aged 55. He was born on 26 December 1194 and died on 13 December 1250.
Powerful Holy Roman Emperor and King of Sicily during the Middle Ages
Did you know?He was a polyglot who spoke six languages and wrote one of the first scientific treatises on the art of falconry.
Quick facts
Date of birth26 December 1194
Date of death13 December 1250
Age at death55
Cause of deathDysentery
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceJesi, Italy
Occupationsovereign, writer, poet
Editor's Take:
Frederick II grew up in multicultural Sicily. He spoke several languages and was curious about science. Contemporaries called him the wonder of the world. He led a crusade while excommunicated and won Jerusalem without a battle. His long feud with the popes split Italy into rival factions. He gave Sicily a centralised legal system. His court in Palermo was a meeting place for Christian, Muslim and Jewish scholars.
Key Milestones
1220: Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
1224: Founds the University of Naples
1229: Recovers Jerusalem by treaty
Frederick II (Italian: Federico, Sicilian: Fidiricu, German: Friedrich, Latin: Fridericus; 26 December 1194 – 13 December 1250) was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220, and King of Jerusalem from 1225 to 1228.
Bianca Lancia, Constance of Aragon, Isabella II of Jerusalem, Isabella of England
Children
Agnes of Germany Hohenstaufen, Anna of Hohenstaufen, Caterina da Marano, Conrad IV of Germany, Enzio of Sardinia, Frederick of Antioch, Frederick of Pettorano, Henry (VII) of Germany, Henry of Hohenstaufen, Jordan of Germany Hohenstaufen, Manfred, King of Sicily, Margaret of Sicily
When is Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor's birthday?
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor's birthday is December 26. He was born on December 26, 1194 in Jesi, Italy.
How old was Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor when he died?
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor died on December 13, 1250, aged 55.
Who shares a birthday with Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor?
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