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Frederick Barbarossa

Frederick Barbarossa was Holy Roman Emperor in the twelfth century. He sought to assert imperial authority in Germany and Italy, clashing with the papacy and the Lombard cities, and he drowned in 1190 while leading an army on the Third Crusade. He became a legendary figure in the history of the Holy Roman Empire.

Frederick Barbarossa
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Frederick Barbarossa. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/frederick-barbarossa
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“Frederick Barbarossa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/frederick-barbarossa. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Frederick Barbarossa.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/frederick-barbarossa.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Frederick Barbarossa’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/frederick-barbarossa (Accessed: ).

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