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Philip of Swabia, b. February/March 1177 in Pavia, Italy, d. 21 June 1208 in Bamberg, Franconia, Germany

Father: Frederick I Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother: Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, b. 1143, d. 15 November 1184
Spouse: Irene Angelina, b. ABT 1181 in Constantinople, Turkey, m. Roger III, King of Sicily, 1193, d. 27 August 1208 in Hohenstaufen Castle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Father: Isaac II Angelos, b. September 1156, d. February 1204
Mother: Herina (Sister Irene)
Married 25 May 1197 in Augsburg, Germany
Irene was described by Walther von der Vogelweide as "the rose without a thorn, the dove without guile". After the murder of her husband Irene, who was pregnant, retired to Hohenstaufen Castle. Two months later she gave birth to a daughter, called Beatrix Posthuma. Both she and the baby died soon afterward. She was buried in the family mausoleum at Lorch Abbey, but her tomb has since been destroyed.

Children:

  1. Beatrice of Hohenstaufen, b. April/June 1198, m. Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, 1212, d. 11 August 1212
  2. Cunigunde of Hohenstaufen, b. February/March 1200, m. Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia, d. 13 September 1248
  3. Marie of Hohenstaufen, b. 3 April 1207, m. Henry II, Duke of Brabant, d. 29 March 1235 in Louvaine, France
  4. Elizabeth of Hohenstaufen, b. March/May 1205, m. Fernando III "el Santo", King of Castile and Leon, 30 November 1219 in Burgos, Castile, Spain, d. 5 November 1235

Frederick I Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, b. 1122, m. Adelheid of Vohburg, d. 10 June 1190 in Saleph River, Cilicia, Anatolia, Turkey, cause of death was drowning

Father: Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, b. 1090 in Hohenstauffen Castle, Swabia, Germany, d. 1147
Mother: Judith of Bavaria (2), b. 19 May 1100 in Bavaria, Germany, d. 27 August 1130 in Germany
"Barbarossa" is Italian for "red beard", in German he was called "Kaiser Rotbart", which means "King Redbeard". After his death some of his men put his body in a barrel of vinegar to preserve it.
Spouse: Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, b. 1143, d. 15 November 1184
Father: Renaud III, Count of Burgundy, b. ABT 1093, d. 1148
Mother: Agatha of Lorraine, d. 1147
Married 9 June 1156 in Würzburg, Germany

Children:

  1. Beatrice of Swabia, b. 1162, d. 1174
  2. Frederick V, Duke of Swabia, b. 16 July 1164 in Pavia, Italy, d. 28 November 1170
  3. Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, b. November 1165 in Nimwegen, Holland, m. Constance of Sicily, d. 28 September 1197 in Messina, Italy
  4. Conrad (Frederick VI), Duke of Swabia, b. February 1167 in Modigliana, Italy, d. 20 January 1191 in Acre, Palestine
  5. Gisela ? of Swabia, b. October/November 1168, d. 1184
  6. Otto I, Count of Burgundy, June/July 1170, m. Margaret of Blois, d. 13 January 1200 in Besançon, France
  7. Conrad II, Duke of Swabia, b. February/March 1173, d. 15 August 1196 in Durlach, Germany, cause of death was murder - possibly by the husband of a woman he raped, or maybe an infection from a bite by a virgin he was attempting to rape
  8. Renaud of Swabia, b. October/November 1173, d. in infancy
  9. William of Swabia, b. June/July 1176, d. in infancy
  10. Philip of Swabia, b. February/March 1177 in Pavia, Italy, m. Irene Angelina, 25 May 1197 in Augsburg, Germany, d. 21 June 1208 in Bamberg, Franconia, Germany
  11. Agnes of Swabia, b. 1154, d. 8 October 1184

Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, b. 1090 in Hohenstauffen Castle, Swabia, Germany, d. 1147

Father: Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, b. ABT 1050, d. bef. 21 July 1105
Mother: Agnes of Germany, b. 1074 in Klosterneuburg, Niederösterreich, Austria, m. Leopold III "The Saint", 1106 in Germany, d. 24 September 1143 in Austria
Spouse: Judith of Bavaria (2), b. 19 May 1100 in Bavaria, Germany, d. 27 August 1130 in Germany
Father: Henry IX "the Black", Duke of Bavaria
Mother: Wulfhilde of Saxony, b. 1072, d. 29 December 1126 in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Married ABT 1120

Children:

  1. Judith of Swabia, m. Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine, 1138
  2. Frederick I Barbarossa, Holy Roman Emperor, b. 1122, m. Adelheid of Vohburg, m. Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, 9 June 1156 in Würzburg, Germany, d. 10 June 1190 in Saleph River, Cilicia, Anatolia, Turkey, cause of death was drowning

Frederick I, Duke of Swabia, b. ABT 1050, d. bef. 21 July 1105

Father: Frederick of Büren, Count in Riesgau
Mother: Hildegard von Bar-Mousson
Spouse: Agnes of Germany, b. 1074 in Klosterneuburg, Niederösterreich, Austria, m. Leopold III "The Saint", 1106 in Germany, d. 24 September 1143 in Austria
Father: Henry IV Staufen, b. 11 November 1050 in Goslar, Brunswick, Germany, d. 7 August 1106 in Liege, Belgium, He was crowned King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, 1056 in Germany
Mother: Bertha of Savoy, b. 21 September 1051 in Maurienne, Savoy, France, d. 27 December 1087
Married 1086

Children:

  1. Hedwig-Eilika of Swabia, b. 1088, m. Frederick III of Pettendorf-Lengenfeld-Hopfenohe, d. 1110
  2. Berta of Boll, b. 1089, m. Adalbert of Ravenstein, Count of Elchingen, d. 1120
  3. Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, b. 1090 in Hohenstauffen Castle, Swabia, Germany, m. Judith of Bavaria (2), d. 1147
  4. Hildegard
  5. Conrad III, King of Germany, b. 1093 in Hohenstauffen Castle, Swabia, Germany, d. 1152
  6. Gisihild-Gisela
  7. Heinrich, b. 1096, d. 1105
  8. Beatrix, Abbess, b. 1098, d. 1130
  9. Kunigunde-Cuniza, b. 1108, m. Henry X, Duke of Bavaria, d. 1120/26
  10. Sophia, m. Count Adalbert
  11. Fides-Gertrud, m. Hermann III of Stahleck, Count Palatine of the Rhine

Henry IX "the Black", Duke of Bavaria, b. 1075, d. 13 December 1126 in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Father: Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, d. 6 November 1101 in Paphos, Cyprus
Mother: Judith of Flanders, b. 1033 in Bruges, Flanders, Belgium, m. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria, bef. September 1051, d. 5 March 1094
Spouse: Wulfhilde of Saxony, b. 1072, d. 29 December 1126 in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Father: Magnus, Duke of Burgundy, b. ABT 1045, d. 23 August 1106
Mother: Sophia of Hungary, b. ABT 1050, d. 18 June 1095
Married

Children:

  1. Henry X "the Proud", Duke of Bavaria, b. ABT 1108, m. Gertrude of Süpplingenburg, d. 20 October 1139
  2. Conrad of Bavaria, d. 17 March 1126 in Bari, Apulia, Italy
  3. Sophia of Bavaria
  4. Judith of Bavaria (2), b. 19 May 1100 in Bavaria, Germany, m. Frederick II, Duke of Swabia, ABT 1120, d. 27 August 1130 in Germany
  5. Matilda of Bavaria, m. Diephold IV, Margrave of Vohburg, m. Gebhard III, Count of Sulzbach, d. 1138
  6. Welf VI, Margrave of Tuscany, Duke of Spoleto, b. 1115, d. 15 December 1191
  7. Wulfhilde of Bavaria, m. Rudolph of Pullendof, Count of Bregenz

Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, m. Ethelinde, d. 6 November 1101 in Paphos, Cyprus

Father: Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, b. 997 or 1009 in Modena, Italy, d. 20 August 1097 in Modena, Italy
Mother: Kunigunde of Altdorf, b. ABT 1020, d. 31 August 1054
Spouse: Judith of Flanders, b. 1033 in Bruges, Flanders, Belgium, m. Tostig Godwinson, Earl of Northumbria, bef. September 1051, d. 5 March 1094
Father: Baldwin IV "Fair Beard", Count of Flanders, b. ABT 980 in Flanders, Belgium, d. 30 May 1035
Mother: Eleanora
Married 1071

Children:

  1. Welf II "the Fat", Duke of Bavaria, b. 1072, m. Matilda of Tuscany, d. 24 September 1120 in Kaufering, Bavaria, Germany
  2. Henry IX "the Black", Duke of Bavaria, b. 1075, m. Wulfhilde of Saxony, d. 13 December 1126 in Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  3. Kunizza of Bavaria, m. Frederick Rocho, Count of Diessen

Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, b. 997 or 1009 in Modena, Italy, d. 20 August 1097 in Modena, Italy

Father: Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan, d. 1029
Mother: Adelaide
Spouse: Kunigunde of Altdorf, b. ABT 1020, d. 31 August 1054
Father: Welf II of Altdorf, Count in Lechrain
Mother: Imiza of Luxembourg, d. 1055
Kunigunde is also called Cuniza and Cunigunde.
Married 1036

Children:

  1. Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, m. Ethelinde, m. Judith of Flanders, d. 6 November 1101 in Paphos, Cyprus

Spouse: Gersinde of Maine, m. Theobald III of Blois, div. 1048

Father: Herbert I, Count of Maine, d. 13 April 1035
Married ABT 1050

Children:

  1. Fulco I d’Este, Margrave of Milan, d. 15 December 1128
  2. Hugh V, Count of Maine, b. ABT 1055, m. Gersent (Heria) of Hauteville, 1077, later repudiated, d. 1131

Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan, d. 1029

Father: Otbert (Oberto) II, Margrave of Milan, d. aft. 1014
Mother: Railend, m. Sigfred, Count of Seprio
Spouse: Adelaide
Married ABT 997

Children:

  1. Albert Azzo II, Margrave of Milan, b. 997 or 1009 in Modena, Italy, m. Kunigunde of Altdorf, 1036, m. Gersinde of Maine, ABT 1050, d. 20 August 1097 in Modena, Italy

Otbert (Oberto) II, Margrave of Milan, d. aft. 1014

Father: Otbert I, Margrave of Milan, d. 15 October 975
Spouse: Railend, m. Sigfred, Count of Seprio
Married
Their daughter Bertha may actually be the daughter of Otbert III. She may be the same Bertha who married Arduin of Ivrea.

Children:

  1. Hugh, Margrave of Milan
  2. Albert Azzo I, Margrave of Milan, m. Adelaide, ABT 997, d. 1029
  3. Bertha of Milan, b. ABT 997, m. Ulric Manfred II of Turin, bef. 1014, d. ABT 1040
  4. Adalbert IV of Milan
  5. Guido of Milan
  6. Otbert III, Margrave of East Liguria

Otbert I, Margrave of Milan, d. 15 October 975

Father: Adalbert, Margrave of Milan

Children:

  1. Adalberto II, Margrave of Milan
  2. Otbert (Oberto) II, Margrave of Milan, m. Railend, d. aft. 1014

Magnus, Duke of Burgundy, b. ABT 1045, d. 23 August 1106

Father: Ordulf, Duke of Saxony
Mother: Wulfhild of Norway, b. 1020 in Sarpsborg, Norway, d. 24 May 1071
Spouse: Sophia of Hungary, b. ABT 1050, m. Ulrich I, Margrave of Carniola, d. 18 June 1095
Father: Béla I, King of Hungary, b. bef. 1020, d. 11 September 1063 at Kinizsa Creek, Hungary
Mother: Richeza Mieszkavna of Poland, b. ABT 1014
Married 1071

Children:

  1. Wulfhilde of Saxony, b. 1072, m. Henry IX "the Black", Duke of Bavaria, d. 29 December 1126 in Weingarten Abbey, Weingarten, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  2. Eilika of Saxony, b. 1080, m. Otto, Count of Ballenstedt, d. 16 January 1142

Ordulf, Duke of Saxony, b. ABT 1022, d. 28 March 1072

Father: Bernard II, Duke of Saxony, b. ABT 995, d. 29 June 1059
Mother: Eilika of Schweinfurt, b. ABT 1005
Spouse: Wulfhild of Norway, b. 1020 in Sarpsborg, Norway, d. 24 May 1071
Father: Olaf II "the Saint" Haraldsson, King of Norway, b. 995 in Ringerike, Norway, d. 29 July 1030 in Stiklestad, Norway
Mother: Astrid Olafsdotter
Married 10 November 1042 in Schleswig, Germany

Children:

  1. Magnus, Duke of Burgundy, b. ABT 1045, m. Sophia of Hungary, 1071, d. 23 August 1106

Spouse: Gertrude of Haldensleben, d. 21 February 1116

Gertrude was the daughter of a Count Conrad. She was imprisoned in Mainz in 1076.
Married

Children:

  1. Bernard of Saxony, d. 15 July year unknown, cause of death was a fall from a horse

Olaf II "the Saint" Haraldsson, King of Norway, b. 995 in Ringerike, Norway, d. 29 July 1030 in Stiklestad, Nord-Trondelag, Norway, cause of death was the Battle of Stiklestad, bur. at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway

Father: Harald Grenske, b. in Grenland, Norway, d. ABT 995, cause of death was burning
Mother: Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, b. 975/80, m. Sigurd Syr, d. 1020/30
Olaf was known as "the Fat", "the Stout", and "the Big". He was canonized on 3 August 1031. Nidaros Cathedral was built over his grave in Trondheim.

Children by Alfhild kongemor:

  1. Magnus I "Den Gode (the Good)" Olavsson, King of Norway and Denmark, b. ABT 1024 in Norway, m. Frille, d. 25 October 1047 in Skibby, Århus, Denmark, bur. Trondheim, Nor-Trondelag, Norway, cause of death was either illness, drowning, or falling off a horse
Spouse: Astrid Olafsdotter, d. 1035
Father: Olaf III "Skutkonung (The Lap-king)" Eriksson, b. ABT 983 in Upsal, Sweden, d. 1026, He became King of Sweden, 993 in Upsal, Sweden
Mother: Astrid (Ingrid), Princess of the Obotrites, b. ABT 979 in Sweden
Married 1019

Children:

  1. Wulfhild of Norway, b. 1020 in Sarpsborg, Norway, m. Ordulf, Duke of Saxony, 10 November 1042 in Schleswig, Germany, d. 24 May 1071

Harald Grenske, b. in Grenland, Norway, d. ABT 995, cause of death was burning

Father: Gudrod Bjornsson, d. in Tonsberg, Vestfold, Norway, cause of death was slaying by Harald Greypelt
After the murder of his father, Harald fled to Sweden and stayed with Skoglar Toste. While his wife Åsta was pregnant, Harald put her aside to pursue Gunhilda (Sigrid "the Haughty"), Queen of Svithjod. She rejected him, but he continued his pursuit, so she had him burned to death as a warning to other petty kings not to propose to her.
Spouse: Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, b. 975/80, m. Sigurd Syr, aft. 995, d. 1020/30
Father: Gudbrand Kula
Married

Children:

  1. Olaf II "the Saint" Haraldsson, King of Norway, b. 995 in Ringerike, Norway, m. Astrid Olafsdotter, 1019, d. 29 July 1030 in Stiklestad, Norway, cause of death was the Battle of Stiklestad, bur. at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim, Norway

Gudrod Bjornsson, d. in Tonsberg, Vestfold, Norway, cause of death was slaying by Harald Greypelt

Father: Bjorn "Farmann" Haraldsson, d. 930/4 in Norway, cause of death was murder by his half-brother Eirik I "Bloodaxe" Haraldsson, bur. in Tonsberg, Vestfold, Norway
After the murder of his father by his half-brother Eirik I "Bloodaxe" Haraldsson, Gudrod went to stay with his uncle Olaf Geirstadaalf Haraldsson, who was later also killed by Eirik I "Bloodaxe". Then Gudrod fled to Oppland. He was eventually killed by Harald Greypelt, who was Eirik I "Bloodaxe" Haraldsson’s son and Gudrod’s cousin.

Children:

  1. Harald Grenske, b. in Grenland, Norway, m. Åsta Gudbrandsdatter, d. ABT 995, cause of death was burning

Bjorn "Farmann" Haraldsson, d. 930/4 in Norway, cause of death was murder by his half-brother Eirik I "Bloodaxe" Haraldsson, bur. in Tonsberg, Vestfold, Norway

Father: Harald I "Harfager" Halfdansson, b. 849 in Norway, d. 933 in Norway, became king of Vestfold 859 in Vestfold, Norway, became king of Norway 872 in Trondheim, Norway
Mother: Svanhild Eysteinsdatter, b. ABT 840 in Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway
Bjorn owned a number of merchant ships bringing merchandise from around the known world, so his brothers called him "Farmann", which means "the Seaman". He was also known as Bjorn the Tradesman

After the death of their father Harald, Bjorn’s half-brother Eirik "Bloodaxe" became King of Norway and quickly began quarreling with his brothers, who had received their own share of the kingdom. Bjorn and three of his brothers were killed by Eirik "Bloodaxe".

Children:

  1. Gudrod Bjornsson, d. in Tonsberg, Vestfold, Norway, cause of death was slaying by Harald Greypelt

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