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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade.

Historical image related to Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, declares himself King of Jerusalem in the Sixth Crusade. from March 18, 1229

Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 to 1250

Frederick II was King of Sicily from 1198, King of Germany from 1212, King of Italy and Holy Roman Emperor from 1220 and King of Jerusalem from 1225. He was the son of Emperor Henry VI of the Hohenstaufen dynasty and Queen Constance I of Sicily of the Hauteville dynasty.
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King of Jerusalem

Crusader state ruler (1099–1291)

The king or queen of Jerusalem was the supreme ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, a Crusader state founded in Jerusalem by the Latin Catholic leaders of the First Crusade, when the city was conquered in 1099. Most of them were men, but there were also five queens regnant of…
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Sixth Crusade

1228–1229 attempted conquest of the Holy Land

The Sixth Crusade (1228–1229), also known as the Crusade of Frederick II, was a military expedition to recapture Jerusalem and the rest of the Holy Land. It began seven years after the failure of the Fifth Crusade and involved very little actual fighting. The diplomatic…
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