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The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa (Paperback)
Otto, Bishop of Otto, Bishop of Freising; As told to Rahewin; Translated by Charles Christopher Mierow; As told to Richard Emery
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R1,445
Discovery Miles 14 450
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"The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa" is the "official biography"
of German king and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. This historical
firsthand account was begun by his maternal uncle, Bishop Otto of
Freising, the leading medieval church figure and notable historian,
and continued by a less well known cleric, Rahewin. This chronicle
is the single most important source for the early reign of
Frederick Barbarossa and the most valuable biographical study to
come out of the twelfth century. In a letter written to his uncle,
Frederick recounted his life and the principal events of his reign.
The first of the four books that constitute this account were
written by Otto and cover events from 1075 to 1152, from the reign
of Henry IV through that of Conrad III. The second book draws
heavily on the letter, providing invaluable insight into
Frederick's attempts to establish and consolidate the Hohenstaufen
empire. The final two books, written by Rahewin, follow the
emperor's reign through 1160, during which time Frederick restored
order at home, recovered imperial control of Burgundy, and
re-created an imperial party in Italy
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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