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Philip of Swabia
Philip of Swabia (1177–1208) was a son of Frederick Barbarossa and King of the Romans from 1198. After the death of his brother Henry VI, the Staufen party elected him king while the Welfs elected Otto IV, starting a long civil war. Philip had gained the upper hand when he was murdered at Bamberg in 1208 by Otto of Wittelsbach.
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