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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
comprehensive in depth biography,
This review is from: The Emperor of Frederick II If Hohenstaufen: Immutator Mundi (Hardcover)
This biography places Frederick II, stupor mundi, emporer ofthe romans, king of sicilie, king of jerusalem, in his time. Itcovers his German and Norman-Sicilian heritage, the regency of Innocent III, his struggles with Otto IV, his actions as a Roman (German) Emperor, his patronage of science and arts, his intellectual persuits, his model state in Sicilie, his battle with the popes, how he became king of Jerusalem, the crusade, his extraordinary open mindedness regarding moslims, and foreign cultures, his legislation, the struggles with his first born son, his three wives, his expeditions against the Lombards, his excommunications, his death. This well written biography can be read as an introduction on Frederick II, because a lot of necessary context on the period is provided. It contains extensive notes and lists of primary and secondary sources. |
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The Emperor of Frederick II If Hohenstaufen: Immutator Mundi by Thomas Curtis Van Cleve (Hardcover - November 23, 1972)
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