Frederick was born in mid-December 1122 in Haguenau,[3] to Frederick II, Duke of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria. He then made a vain attempt to obtain a bride from the court of Constantinople. For a quarter of a century following the death of Henry V in 1125, the German monarchy was largely a nominal title with no real power.

In 1167 Frederick began besieging Ancona, which had acknowledged the authority of Manuel I;[52] at the same time, his forces achieved a great victory over the Romans at the Battle of Monte Porzio. Hester is nearly hanged with other undesirables in the ensuing outrage, but Dimmesdale saves her neck by confessing that he is the father of her child. The relics had great religious significance and could be counted upon to draw pilgrims from all over Christendom. He also declared himself the sole Augustus of the Roman world, ceasing to recognise Manuel I at Constantinople.

[7], In response to the criticism, and to the new ending, Moore said that the story the filmmakers were trying to tell differed out of necessity with that of the book, which she said was "very dense and not cinematic". [80], At Strasbourg, Frederick had imposed a small tax on the Jews of Germany to fund the crusade.

The great German princes had increased their power and land holdings. At the universal acclaim of the assembly, he took the crusader's vow. [13] The titles afforded to the German king were "Caesar", "Augustus", and "Emperor of the Romans". Wonderfully touching film, you should see it. Christian Thorau, "Guides for Wagnerites: Leitmotifs and Wagnerian Listening", in T. Grey, (ed.). Directed by Roland Joffé. It is speculated that Pope Gregory VII personally encouraged the Justinian rule of law and had a copy of it. In an attempt to create comity, Emperor Frederick proclaimed the Peace of the Land,[32] written between 1152 and 1157, which enacted punishments for a variety of crimes, as well as systems for adjudicating many disputes. [91], The armies coming from western Europe pushed on through Anatolia, where they were victorious at the Battle of Philomelium and defeated the Turks in the Battle of Iconium,[b] eventually reaching as far as Cilician Armenia. The backwash of the Investiture controversy had left the German states in continuous turmoil. Consequently, his younger son Frederick V became the new Duke of Swabia in 1167,[56] while his eldest son Henry was crowned King of the Romans in 1169, alongside his father who also retained the title. By association, the word has also been used to mean any sort of recurring theme, (whether or not subject to developmental transformation) in literature, or (metaphorically) the life of a fictional character or a real person.

[58]) He was opposed by the pro-papal Lombard League (now joined by Venice, Sicily, and Constantinople), which had previously formed to stand against him. [2][3] Based on 38 reviews collected by aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 13% approval rating, with an average score of 3/10.

[30] Henry II Jasomirgott was named Duke of Austria in compensation for his loss of Bavaria.