Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor

1122 - 1190  (68 years)

• Name	Frederick I
  Nickname	Barbarossa
  Birth	1122  [2, 3, 4]
  General Information	Frederick was one of the leaders of the Third Crusade. He was also known as Frederick III Duke of Alsace and Swabia.  [3]
  Crowned	8 Jun 1155 (33 years)  [3]
  On 8 June 1155, he was crowned the Holy Roman Emperor. Later on 9 March 1158, he was crowned the King of Germany as Frederick III.
  Reign	From 8 Jun 1155 to 10 Jun 1190 (33 years)  [2]
  Holy Roman Emperor
  Reign	From 9 Mar 1158 to 10 Jun 1190 (36 years)  [2]
  King of Germany
  Military	1189 (67 years)  [2]
  He joined the 3rd Crusade.
  Death	10 Jun 1190	Saleph River (now the Göksu River), Cilicia   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  He drowned on the way to the Third Crusade. [2]
  Burial	Aft 10 Jun 1190	Tyre, Holy Land   [2]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sieghard, Count of Gibiet and Reichenhall,   b. Between 890 and 900   d. After 9 Jun 959  (Age 69 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Sophia Phokas,   b. Abt 936  (6 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I3169	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Frederick II von Hohenstauffen, Duke of Swabia,   b. 1090   d. Between 4 Apr 1147 and 6 Apr 1147 (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Judith of Bavaria,   b. Abt 1100   d. 22 Feb 1130 (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F2565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Beatrix of Mâcon,   b. aout 1145   d. 15 Nov 1184 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	Between 10 Jun 1156 and 16 Jun 1156	Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 34 years and 6 months - She : ~ 11 years and 6 months.
  Children	2 sons
  1. Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   2. Philip II von Hohenstauffen, Emperor of Germany,   b. About 1177   d. 21 Jun 1208, Bamberg, Bavaria, Germany (Age 31 years) ▻ Irene Angelica, Queen of Sicily  m. 25 May 1197
  Family ID	F2551	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2022

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor(1122 – 1190) 2Frederick II von Hohenstauffen, Duke of Swabia(1090 – 1147) 4Frederick I von Hohenstauffen, Duke of Alsace and Swabia(Abt 1050 – 1105) 8Frederick von Buren, Count in the Riesgau(Abt 1020 – Abt 1053) 16Frederick von Buren, Pfalzgrave in Swabia(Abt 998 – 1075) 17Adelheid of Filsgau(Abt 995 – 1025) 9Hildegarde von Bar-Mousson(Abt 1028 – 1094) 18Otto, Count of Palatine of Lorraine of Lotharingia( – 1047) 19daughter of Hugh IV 5Agnes of Franconia, Princess of Germany(1072/73 – 1143) 10Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor(1050 – 1106) 20Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor(1017 – 1056) 21Agnes of Poitou( – 1077) 11Bertha of Maurienne 22Odo I, Count of Maurienne and Margrave of Susa(1020 – 1057) 23Adelaide von Susa(1015 – 1091) 3Judith of Bavaria(Abt 1100 – 1130) 6Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria(1074 – 1126) 12Welf I, Duke of Bavaria(1037 – 1101) 24Alberto Azzo II, Marchese d'Este and of the Lombards(997 – 1097) 25Kunigunde of Altdorf(Abt 1020 – 1055) 13Judith of Flanders, Countess of Northumbria(1033 – 1094) 26Baldwin IV de Lille, Count of Flanders and Valenciennes(980 – 1035) 27Elena of Normandy 7Wulfhilda of Saxony(Abt 1071 – 1126) 14Magnus, Duke of Saxony(Abt 1045 – 1106) 28Ordulf, Duke of Saxony(Abt 1020 – 1072) 29Ulfhild of Norway(Abt 1023 – 1071) 15Sophia, Princess of Hungary(Aft 1050 – 1095) 30Béla I, King of Hungary(1016 – 1063) 31Richeza, Princess of Hungary(1018 – 1052)

  
  

• Event Map		Marriage - Between 10 Jun 1156 and 16 Jun 1156 - Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany Death - 10 Jun 1190 - Saleph River (now the Göksu River), Cilicia Burial - Aft 10 Jun 1190 - Tyre, Holy Land  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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