philip of swabia

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German Philipp born 1178 died June 21, 1208, Bamberg, Ger. German Hohenstaufen king (1198-1208). The youngest son of Frederick I Barbarossa, he was elected German king on the death of Emperor Henry VI. The rival Welf dynasty elected Otto IV king, and a civil war broke out. A truce was finally called in 1207; Innocent III recognized Philip and promised to crown him emperor (1208), but Philip was murdered first

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