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Frederick I, Duke of Swabia

Type Figure Region Swabia Time 1050–1105 Also known as Frederick I, Duke of Swabia

Hohenstaufen Duke of Swabia, born c.1050, succeeded 1079, long loyal to Salian emperors Henry IV and V, a core Ghibelline prince;…

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  1. 1101–1105Swabia · SwabiaFrom 1101 to 1105 Frederick I, as Henry IV's most reliable princely ally, held Swabia amid Welf and Saxon opposition. When Henry V deposed his father in 1105, the Hohenstaufen continued to support the new emperor, strengthening the Ghibelline camp in southern Germany.
  2. 1105Aargau · AargauFrederick I died in Aargau in 1105; the duchy of Swabia passed to his eldest son Frederick II. The Hohenstaufen thereafter became a key military force for Henry V, and his son Conrad III was elected King of Germany in 1138, inaugurating the Hohenstaufen dynasty.

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