Frederick Barbarossa Family Ancestry

Family Ancestry Trees for Frederick Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emporer

Barbarossa's Ancestry[]

Carolingian Ancestors[]

See Also : Charlemagne Family Ancestry

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
C-01	Chiledebert (c400-)				no info?	No sources?
C-02	Sigibert of Cologne (c440-509) Sigebert the Lame		c440 Cologne, Germany	509 Cologne, Germany	Victor at Battle of Tolbiac, then murdered by his son.	(Source: Gregory of Tours)
C-03	Chloderic der Franken (c470-509) Chloderic the Patricide	Chroma of Burgundy (c470-)	c470, Germany	Cologne, Germany	Murdered by King Clovis I, shortly after he had betrayed his father	(Source: Gregory of Tours)
C-04	Munderic der Franken (c495-532)		France	Frence	Rebel	Claimed to be son of Chloderik (Source: Gregory of Tours)
C-05	Mummolin der Franken (c515-c580)		c515, Neustria	c590, Neustria	(566) Mayor of the Palace of Neustria	(Source: Gregory of Tours and The Will of Adalgisel Grimo )
C-06	Bodegisel II der Franken (bef565-)	Chrodoare d'Amay (bef565-c634)	565, France		Duke of Aquataine, Ambassador to Spain Ambassador to Constantinople	Probable father of Arnulf of Metz (Sources; Gregory of Tours and contemporary poet Venantius Fortunatus and The Will of Adalgisel Grimo )
C-07	Arnulf of Metz (582-640)	Doda von Sachsen (c586-aft612)	13 Aug 582 Liege, Belgium	16 Aug 640 Lorraine, France	7th Century Frankish Bishop Royal Advisor to the Merovingian court	Earliest confirmed paternal ancestor some dispute over his parents. (Wikipedia/Peerage)
C-08	Ansegisel (c606-bef679)	Saint Begga (615-693)	France	France	Notes	Contemporary Source: The Will of Adalgisel Grimo
C-09	Pepin of Herstal (635-714)	Alpaida (c640-714)	635 Herstal, Belgium	16 Dec 714 France	Duke of the Franks Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia Mayor of the Palace of Neustria Mayor of the Palace of Burdundy
C-10	Charles Martel (686-741)	Rotrude of Treves (690-724)	23 Aug 686 Herstal, Belgium	22 Oct 741 Quierzy-sur-Oise, France	Mayor of the Palace of Austrasia [[Mayor of the Palace[[ of Neustria King of the Franks (737-741) Victor: Battle of Tours 732 AD
C-11	Pepin the Short (714-768)	Bertrada of Laon (720-783)	714 Jupille, Belgium	24 Sep 768 Saint Denis	King of the Franks / First Carolingian King
C-12	Charlemagne (747-814)	Hildegard (758-783)	2 April 747 Herstal, Belgium	28 Jan 814 Aachen, Germany	King of the Franks King of the Lombards Holy Roman Emperor	Charlemagne Family Ancestry
C-13	Louis the Pious (778-840)	Judith of Bavaria (795-843)	778	840	Emporer of the Carolingian Empire King of the Franks King of Aquitaine
C-14	Gisela (c820-aft874) Duchess of Friuli	Eberhard di Friuli (c815-866)	c.820			Source- Highly detailed will that has been preserved.
C-15	Ingeltrudis (Baba) de Frioul Franconian Princess	Henri de la Marche (830-886)	836	867	Husband died fighting the Vikings at the 886 Siege of Paris.	Lineage connection here probable, but unconfirmed.
C-16	Hedwige de la Marche (?-903) Duchess of Saxony	Otto I von Sachsen (836-912)		903
C-17	Henry the Fowler	Matilda von Ringelheim (c895-968)	876	936	, 933 Victor of the Battle of Riade, First Saxon King of East Francia (Germany), Founder of Ottonian dynasty,
C-18	Otto the Great Ottonian dynasty, Holy Roman Emporer	Eadgyth of Wessex (910-946) English princess	912	973	Otto I von Sachsen is considered the founder of the German Nation.	, granddaughter of Alfred the Great (See table E1 below)
C-19	Liutgarde von Sachsen (932-953) - Saxon Princess	Conrad the Red (c922-955) Duke of Lorraine	932	953		Progenitor of Salian dynasty.
C-20	Otto von Worms (c948-1004) Duke of Carinthia Salian dynasty	Judith von Bayern (?-991)	c.948	1004
C-21	Heinrich von Worms (c975-c995) Duke of Speyer	Adelheid von Metz (c970-c1042)	c.975	c.995	died young (age 20). Salian dynasty.
C-22	Conrad II, the Elder Holy Roman Emporer Holy Roman Emporer - Salian dynasty	Gisela von Schwaben (?-1043)	c.990	1039	Ongoing power struggles for control of Germany, Italy and Burgundy.
C-23	Heinrich III Holy Roman EmporerSalian dynasty	Agnes of Poitou (c1025-1077)	1017	1056	1046 convened Synod of Sutri to resolve conflicting papal elections.
C-24	Heinrich IV Holy Roman Emporer Salian dynasty	Bertha de Savoie (1051-1087)	1050	1106	key figure of the Investiture Controversy with the Papacy.
C-25	Agnes von Worms Princess of the Holy Roman Empire House of Hohenstaufen	Friedrich I	c.1072	1143	Builders of the famous Hohenstaufen Castle.
C-26	Freidrich II - Duke of Swabia - AKA: Frederick the One-Eyed	Judith von Bayern (c1103-1131)	1090	1147	Key participant in the Salian war of succession (1125-1135).
C-27	Frederick Barbarossa House of Hohenstaufen	Adela von Vohburg Beatrice de Bourgogne	1122	1190	Holy Roman Emporer King of Italy King of Germany King of Burgundy 1147: Veteran of 2nd Crusade 1190: Veteran of 3rd Crusade
C-28	Many Children

Early English Ancestors[]

English Kings 1066-1603 - Foundation for Medieval Genealogy
Duke of Normandy
House of Normandy
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which is the original source for the genealogy of Æthelwulf of Wessex (c795-858) and his forebears.
Alfred the Great was the only English monarch to be given the epithet "the Great".

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry / descendants
EN-01	Cerdic of Wessex (-534) King of Wessex	unknown?			495, Leader of 1st Saxon Invasion of England	Was Cerdic the Saxon invader that fought against the legendary King Arthur for control of 6th Century England?
EN-02	Cynric of Wessex (-560) King of Wessex	unknown?			Ongoing - Saxon Invasion of England
EN-03	Caewlin of Wessex (-593) King of Wessex	unknown?	c540 Saxony	593 Wessex	Leader of great Saxon invasion of England (556-584)	Starting in 592, this family fight their cousins of Ceoline Line for control of the throne of Wessex (Gewisse) in a number of battles that would last several generations.
EN-04	Cuthwine of Wessex (c565-) King of Wessex	unknown?	565 Wessex	c592 Wessex		Ongoing battles with the Ceoline Line for control of the throne of Wessex (Gewisse)
EN-05	Cutha Cathwulf (592-)	unknown?	592 Wessex	?? Wessex		Ongoing battles with the Ceoline Line for control of the throne of Wessex (Gewisse).
EN-06	Ceolwald of Wessex (c622-688) King of Wessex	unknown?	c622 Wessex	688 Rome	Died one week after visiting Pope in Rome.
EN-07	Cenred of Wessex (c644-c694) King of Wessex	unknown?	c644 Wessex	c694 Wessex
EN-08	Ingild of Wessex (-718) King of Wessex	unknown?	c680 Wessex	c718 Wessex
En-09	Eoppa of Wessex (c706-781) King of Wessex	unknown?	c706 Wessex	781 Wessex
EN-10	Eafa of Wessex King of Wessex	unknown?	c730 Wessex	c784 Wessex	Killed in Battle in 784
EN-11	Ealhmund of Kent King of Wessex	unknown?	??	784 England	Killed in battle with killed by King Sigeberht
EN-12	Egbert of Wessex (c769-839) King of Wessex	unknown?	c769 Wessex	839 Wessex
EN-13	Æthelwulf of Wessex (c795-858) King of Wessex	Osburga (-bef856)	c844 Wessex	870 Wessex
EN-14	Alfred the Great (849-899) King of Wessex King of Anglo-Saxons	Ealhswith (c852-905)	c849 Wessex	899 Wessex	Alfred is most noted for the 886 resettlement of the ancient Roman city of London, defeating Viking invaders and unification of the several Anglo-Saxon tribes.	Alfred the Great Family Ancestry. The only English monarch to be given the epithet "the Great".
EN-15	Ælfthryth of Wessex (c872-929) Princess of England Countess of Flanders	Baldwin II of Flanders (c865-918) Count of Flanders Grandson of "Charles the Bald"	872 Wessex	929 Flanders	In 900 AD, her husband arrainged the assassination of Fulk the Venerable, Archbishop of Reims, for which he was excommunicated from the Church by Pope Benedict IV.
En-16	Arnulf I of Flanders (c890-965) "Arnulf the Great" Count of Flanders	Adele de Vermandois (910-960) House of Vermandois Charlemagne Family Ancestry	c890 Flanders	c965 Flanders
EN-17	Baldwin III of Flanders (940-962) Count of Flanders	Mathilde Billung (c940-1008)	c940 Flanders	c962 Flanders	Died young while a co-count with his father.
EN-18	Arnulf II of Flanders (c960-988) Count of Flanders	Rozella of Italy	c960 Flanders	c988 Flanders
EN-19	Baldwin IV of Flanders (980-1036) Count of Flanders	Ogive von Luxemburg (c990-1036)	980 Flanders	1036 Flanders
EN-20	Judith of Flanders (1033-1094) Countess of Northumbria Duchess of Bavaria	Welf IV. von Bayern (c1035-1101)	1033	1094	Her 1st Husband died in the 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge (England). Then at age 38 she married into the House of Welf.	Source : Gospel of Judith of Flanders.
EN-21	Heinrich IX. von Bayern (1075-1126) AKA:Henry the Black House of Welf Duke of Bavaria	Wulfhild von Sachsen (c1075-1126)	1075	1126	participant in German invasion of Italy.	Henry commissioned the Genealogia Welforum, a highly detailed family history for the House of Welf.^[1] Married to daughter of Hungarian princess.
EN-22	Judith von Bayern (c1103-1131)	Friedrich II von Schwaben (1090-1147)	c.1103	1131	House of Welf. Duchess of Swabia.
EN-23	Frederick Barbarossa House of Hohenstaufen	Adela von Vohburg Beatrice de Bourgogne	1122	1190	Holy Roman Emporer King of Italy King of Germany King of Burgundy 1147: Veteran of 2nd Crusade 1190: Veteran of 3rd Crusade
EN-24	Many Children

Norman Ancestors[]

See Also : Rollo Family Ancestry:

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry / descendants
NM-01	Rollo of Normandy (860-932)	Poppa van Bayeux (c870-c910)	860 Denmark	932 Normandy	Son : House of Normandy Daughter Capetian dynasty and House of Aquitaine.
NM-02	William Longsword, 2nd Duke of Normandy (893-942)	Sprota (c898-c950)			Baptized a Christian, then face rebellion from other Norman barons who thought him too Gallicized. Later at war with Arnulf I of Flanders and assassinated during a truce negotiation.
NM-03	Richard I, Duke of Normandy (933-996)	Gunnora, Duchess of Normandy (c936-1031)
NM-04	Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963-1027)	Judith of Brittany (982-1017) House of Vermandois Charlemagne Family Ancestry	963 Normandy	1027 Normandy		Judith has a very rich ancestry of Medieval European Nobility. (See Table CH Below)
NM-05	Eleanor of Normandy (c1012-aft1071)	Baldwin IV of Flanders (980-1036)	c.1012	1071	Countess-consort of Flanders
NM-06	Judith of Flanders (1033-1094) Countess of Northumbria Duchess of Bavaria	Welf IV. von Bayern (c1035-1101)	1033	1094	Her 1st Husband died in the 1066 Battle of Stamford Bridge (England). Then at age 38 she married into the House of Welf.	Source : Gospel of Judith of Flanders.
NM-07	Heinrich IX. von Bayern (1075-1126) AKA:Henry the Black House of Welf Duke of Bavaria	Wulfhild von Sachsen (c1075-1126)	1075	1126	participant in German invasion of Italy.	Henry commissioned the Genealogia Welforum, a highly detailed family history for the House of Welf.^[1] Married to daughter of Hungarian princess.
NM-08	Judith von Bayern (c1103-1131)	Friedrich II von Schwaben (1090-1147)	c.1103	1131	House of Welf. Duchess of Swabia.
NM-09	Frederick Barbarossa House of Hohenstaufen	Adela von Vohburg Beatrice de Bourgogne	1122	1190	Holy Roman Emporer King of Italy King of Germany King of Burgundy 1147: Veteran of 2nd Crusade 1190: Veteran of 3rd Crusade
NM-10	Many Children

Royal Descendants of Barbarossa[]

3+ Generations: Famous Descendants of Barbarossa

Members of the Hohenstaufen family[]

Holy Roman Emperors and Kings of Germany[]

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestr
HR-01	Frederick Barbarossa	Adela von Vohburg Beatrice de Bourgogne	1122	1190	Holy Roman Emporer King of Italy King of Germany King of Burgundy 1147: Veteran of 2nd Crusade 1190: Veteran of 3rd Crusade	Succeeded to the throne of his uncle, Conrad III. House of Hohenstaufen Multiple sources
HR-02	Henry VI Holy Roman Emporer	Constance of Sicily (1154-1198)	1165	1197	His marriage to the princess of Sicily greatly expanded the empire. Ongoing conflict with the Papal States, Died at age 31.	Multiple sources. House of Hohenstaufen
HR-03	Friedrich II Holy Roman Emporer	Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212-1228)	1195	1250	Veteran leader of the Sixth Crusade and briefly King of Jesusalem	Several wives and mistresses by whom he had many children.
HR-04	Conrad IV King of Germany		1228	1254	Conrad IV, was never crowned emperor. After a 20 year period (Interregnum 1254-1273) the first Habsburg was elected king.

House of Hohenstaufen - Holy Roman Emporers:

Conrad III, king 1138-1152
Frederick I Barbarossa, king 1152-1190, Emperor after 1155
Henry VI, king 1190-1197, Emperor after 1191
Philip of Swabia, king 1198-1208
Frederick II, king 1208-1250, Emperor after 1220
Henry (VII), king 1220 - 1235 (under his father Frederick II)
Conrad IV, king 1237-1254 (until 1250 under his father Frederick II)

Like the first ruling Hohenstaufen, Conrad III, also the last one, Conrad IV, was never crowned emperor. After a 20 year period (Interregnum 1254-1273) the first Habsburg was elected king.

Kings of Sicily[]

Note: Some of the following kings are already listed above as German Kings

Henry VI 1194-1197
Frederick 1198-1250
- Henry (VII) 1212–1217 (nominal king under his father)
Conrad 1250-1254
Conradin 1254-1258/1268
Manfred 1258-1266

Dukes of Swabia[]

Note: Some of the following dukes are already listed above as German Kings

Frederick I, Duke of Swabia (Friedrich) (r. 1079 - 1105)
Frederick II, Duke of Swabia (r. 1105 - 1147)
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (Frederick III of Swabia)(r. 1147 - 1152) King in 1152 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1155
Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia (r. 1152 - 1167)
Frederick V, Duke of Swabia (r. 1167 - 1170)
Frederick VI, Duke of Swabia (r. 1170 - 1191)
Conrad II, Duke of Swabia (r. 1191 - 1196)
Philip of Swabia (r. 1196 - 1208) King in 1198
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1212 - 1216) King in 1212 and Holy Roman Emperor in 1220
Henry (VII) of Germany (r. 1216 - 1235), King 1220 - 1235
Conrad IV (r. 1235 - 1254) King in 1237
Conrad V (Conradin) (r. 1254 - 1268)

Other Descendants of Barbarossa[]

Princes of Monaco[]

See House of Grimaldi for the Princes of Monaco the descend from this branch:

Federico Barbarossa - Holy Roman Emporer (German).
Heinrich VI of the Holy Roman Empire (1165-1197)
Friedrich II of the Holy Roman Empire (1195-1250) - md Constance of Sicily (1154-1198) - another Charlemagne descendant
Caterina de Marano (1216-1272) - Married to Giacomo del Carretto (1213-1268), 3rd Marchese di Savona (See #CP-15 above)
Selvatica del Carretto (1268-1328) - great, great granddaughter of Federico Barbarossa. She md Rainier I of Monaco (1267-1314), 1st Sovereign Lord of Monaco.
Carlo I of Monaco (c1295-1357) =

#	Name	Spouse	Birth	Death	occupation	ancestry
WD-01	Frederick Barbarossa	Adela von Vohburg Beatrice de Bourgogne	1122	1190	Holy Roman Emporer King of Italy King of Germany King of Burgundy 1147: Veteran of 2nd Crusade 1190: Veteran of 3rd Crusade	Succeeded to the throne of his uncle, Conrad III. House of Hohenstaufen Multiple sources See #C-27 & #EN-23 above.
WD-02	Henry VI Holy Roman Emporer	Constance of Sicily (1154-1198)	1165	1197	His marriage to the princess of Sicily greatly expanded the empire. Ongoing conflict with the Papal States, Died at age 31.	Multiple sources. House of Hohenstaufen
WD-03	Friedrich II Holy Roman Emporer	Isabella II of Jerusalem (1212-1228)	1195	1250	Veteran leader of the Sixth Crusade and briefly King of Jesusalem	Several wives and mistresses by whom he had many children.
WD-04	Margarete of Swabia	Albrecht II von Meißen (1240-1314) Margrave of Meissen	1237	1270	After the execution of her nephew Conradin (29 October 1268), Margaret, as the next legitimate relative, became the rightful Queen of Sicily. Her son Frederick assumed by some time this titles on her right.
WD-05	Friedrich I Margrave of Meissen	Elisabeth von Lobdeburg	1257	1323	After the death of Conradin in 1268, he became the legitimate heir to the Hohenstaufen claims, and claimed the Kingdom of Sicily, briefly taking the titles of King of Jerusalem and Sicily and Duke of Swabia.
WD-06	Friedrich II Margrave of Meissen	Mechtild von Bayern (aft1313-1346)	1310	1349	Key figure in the 1342-1346: the Thuringian Count's War.
WD-07	Elizabeth Prinzessin von Meißen	Friedrich V. von Nürnberg (1333-1398) Burgrave of Nuremburg	1329	1375
WD-08	Friedrich I Elector of Brandenburg House of Hohenzollern	Elisabeth von Bayern	1372	1440	1396 Battle of Nicopolis 1415: Council of Constance
WD-09	Johann of Brandenburg Elector of Brandenburg House of Hohenzollern AKA: Johann the Alchemist	Barbary of Saxony	1406	1464