Biography of Philip King Germany 1177-1208

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In August 1177 Philip King Germany was born to Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 55) and Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress (age 32).

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

On 10th June 1190 [his father] Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor (age 68) died. His son [his brother] Henry (age 24) succeeded VI Holy Roman Emperor and King Italy.

Chronicle of Burchard of Ursperg. 15th August 1196. At that time in Alamannia, [his brother] Conrad (age 24), the emperor's brother and Duke of the Swabians, raised an army against Duke Bertold of Zähringen by the emperor's will. While he stayed in a certain town named Durlach, he died and was buried in the monastery of Lorch. Many asserted that he was killed by someone whose wife he had violently violated, or by the wife herself. For he was a man completely devoted to adulteries, fornications, and rapes, indulging in all sorts of luxuries and filth, yet he was vigorous in wars and fierce and generous to friends, and both his own people and foreigners trembled under him. Then the emperor conferred the Duchy of Swabia to the aforementioned Philip (age 19), his brother, who, having left parts of Italy, crossed into Alamannia with his wife, placing her in the castle of Schwäbisch Hall. At that time, by the emperor's command, he also placed the royal diadem on King Ottokar of Bohemia.

In tempore illo in Alamannia Cuonradus, frater imperatoris, dux Suevorum, movit exercitum contra Bertoldum ducem Zaringiae de voluntate imperatoris. Cumque maneret in quodam opido Durlaich nomine, obiit et sepultus est in monasterio Loricensi. Multi asserebant, eum fuisse interfectum a quodam, cuius uxorem adulteravit violenter, sive ab ipsa uxore. Erat enim vir totus inserviens adulteriis et fornicationibus et stupris, quibuslibet luxuriis et immundiciis, strennuus tamen erat in bellis et ferox et largus amicis, et tam sui quam extranei tremebant sub eo. Tune imperator ducatum Sueviae contulit prefato Philippo, fratri suo, qui relictis partibus Italiae transivit in Alamanniam cum uxore sua, ponens eam in castro Suainhusen. Tunc etiam de mandato imperatoris regium diadema imposuit regi Boemorum Otakero.

Annals of Konrad von Scheyern. 15th August 1196. [his brother] Conrad, Duke of the Swabians (age 24), launched an expedition against the Duke of Zähringen; during which, while attempting to deflower a girl by force, he was bitten on the left nipple, and a black swelling grew. Not wanting to be slowed by this, he died on the third day in Oppenheim, and was buried in Speyer. Philip (age 19), his brother, succeeded him in the duchy.

Chounradus dux Suevorum expeditionem adversus ducem de Zaringen movit; in qua per amplexum cuiusdam puellae, quam vi devirginare conabatur, morsu in sinistra papilla tactus, vesica crescente nigra, nec per hoc eo tardare volente, tercia die obiit in Oppenheim, Spiraeque sepelitur. Philippus frater eius succedit in ducatu,

In 1198 Philip King Germany (age 20) was appointed King Germany.

In May 1205 (possibly March) [his daughter] Elisabeth Hohenstaufen Queen Consort Castile Queen Consort Leon was born to Philip King Germany (age 27) in Nuremburg.

On 21st June 1208 Philip King Germany (age 30) was killed.

[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.