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Biography of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor 1165-1197

Paternal Family Tree: Hohenstauffen

In November 1165 Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor was born to [his father] Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 43) and [his mother] Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 20).

On 15th November 1184 [his mother] Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 39) died.

In 1186 Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 20) and Constance Queen Sicily (age 31) were married. He the son of Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 64) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress. They were fourth cousins.

On 10th June 1190 [his father] Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 68) drowned in the Saleph River whilst on the journey of pilgrimage to Jerusalem. His son Henry (age 24) succeeded VI Holy Roman Emperor and King Italy.

On 15th August 1191 Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 25) was crowned VI Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1192 [his brother] Otto Hohenstaufen I Count Burgundy (age 21) and [his sister-in-law] Margaret Blois were married. She the daughter of Theobald "Good" Blois V Count Blois and Alix Capet Countess Blois (age 41). He the son of [his father] Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor and [his mother] Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress. They were third cousin once removed. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King William "Conqueror" I of England.

Capture of Richard I

On 28th March 1193 King Richard "Lionheart" I of England (age 35) was handed over to Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 27) who imprisoned him in Trifels Castle [Map].

On 26th December 1194 [his son] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor was born to Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 29). He married (1) 15th August 1209 his third cousin once removed Constance Barcelona, daughter of Alfonso II King Aragon and Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon, and had issue (2) 9th November 1225 Isabella Brienne II Queen Jerusalem and had issue (3) 20th July 1235 his fourth cousin once removed Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress, daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England, and had issue.

On 28th September 1197 Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor (age 31) died.

On 27th November 1198 [his former wife] Constance Queen Sicily (age 44) died.

[his father] Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor and [his mother] Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress were married. She by marriage Holy Roman Empress. The difference in their ages was 23 years. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy. He the son of [his grandfather] Frederick "One Eyed" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor and [his grandmother] Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress. They were fourth cousins.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor 1165-1197

Kings Wessex: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Kings Franks: Great x 10 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Royal Descendants of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor 1165-1197

Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor [1]

Ancestors of Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor 1165-1197

Father: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Azzo I Margrave of Milan

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Azzo II Margrave of Milan

Great x 2 Grandfather: Welf I Duke Bavaria

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandfather: Arnulf II Count Flanders

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baldwin "Bearded" IV Count Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rozala of Italy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Flanders Duchess Bavaria

Great x 3 Grandmother: Matilda Normandy Countess Flanders

Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy

GrandMother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bernard II Duke of Saxony

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ordulf Duke of Saxony

Great x 2 Grandfather: Magnus Billung Duke Saxony

Great x 4 Grandfather: King Olaf "Stout" II of Norway

Great x 3 Grandmother: Wulfhild of Norway

Great x 1 Grandmother: Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria

Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Otto William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermentrude Countess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Penthièvre Duchess Normandy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Stephen Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

GrandFather: Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Gerard Metz I Duke Lorraine

Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Metz Countess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Albert Namur I Count Namur

Great x 3 Grandfather: Albert Namur II Count Namur

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ermengarde Carolingian Countess Namur

Great x 2 Grandmother: Hedwige Namur Duchess Lorraine

Mother: Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress