- Philip Of Swabia
Philip of Swabia (1177-June 21, 1208) was king of Germany and duke of Swabia, the rival of the emperor Otto IV. - Gisela Of Swabia
Gisela of Swabia (November 11, 995-February 14, 1043) was the daughter of Herman II of Swabia and Gerberga of Burgundy. She first married Ernest I and became regent for their son Ernest II after his death in 1015. She was then removed from the regency on grounds of her being too closely related to her late husband. Her second marriage was to Bruno of Braunschweig, who died soon after. - Cunigunde Of Swabia
Cunigunde of Swabia (born c.880) was the wife and Queen of Conrad, King of East Francia. She was a member of the Ahalolfinger Dynasty. Very little is known of her. She was the daughter of Berthold I, Count Palatine of Swabia, and of Gisela. Her maternal grandparents were Louis the German and Hemma. Her brother was Erchanger, Duke of Swabia. She married first Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria. Her sons by him were Arnulf the Bad, Duke of Bavaria, and Eberhard, Duke of Bavaria. - Judith Of Swabia
Judith of Swabia was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Henry III and Agnes de Poitou. She was first married to Solomon of Hungary and then to Ladislaus I Herman, duke of Poland, the father of Boleslaw III of Poland. When she married she changed her name to Sophia von Hungary. - Bertha Of Swabia
Bertha of Swabia (c. 907 - after January 2, 966) was Queen consort of Burgundy. She was the daughter of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia and his wife Regelinda. In 922, she was married to Rudolph II of Burgundy. Adelaide of Italy was their common daughter. After Rudolph's death (937), Bertha married Hugh of Italy on December 12, 937. Hugo died in 947, and Bertha was married a third time. - House Of Hohenstaufen
The Hohenstaufen (or the Staufer(s)) were a dynasty of Germanic Kings (1138-1254), many of whom were also crowned Holy Roman Emperor and Dukes of Swabia. In 1194 the Hohenstaufen became also Kings of Sicily. The proper name, taken from their castle in Swabia, is Staufen. Therefore the dynasty is sometimes also called Swabian dynasty after the family's origin. - Charles The Fat
Charles the Fat (Latin: "Carolus Pinguis"; 13 June 839 - 13 January 888) was the King of Alemannia from 876, King of Italy from 879, Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles III) from 881, King of East Francia from 882, and King of West Francia from 884. He was deposed in East Francia, Lotharingia, and possibly Italy (there the records are not clear) in 887. He died just a few weeks after his deposition in January 888. - Ottonian Dynasty
Ottonian Kings and Emperors: * Henry I the Fowler, King of the Germans and Duke of Saxony, died 936 * Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor and Duke of Saxony, died 973 * Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, died 983 * Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, died 1002 * Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, died 1024 Some other famous members of the Liudolfing or Ottonian House: * Liudolf, Count of Saxony, died 864/866 * Saint Altfrid, Bishop of Hildesheim, died 874 * Brun, Duke of Saxony, … - Welf II
Welf II (died 10 March 1030) was a Swabian count and a member of the Elder House of Welf. He opposed the election of Conrad II in 1024 because it did not suit his interests, but he had to eventually relent. In the 1020s, Welf feuded with the dioceses of Augsburg and Freising; he pillaged the treasury of Bruno, Bishop of Augsburg, and sacked the city of Augsburg. - Saint Gall
Saint Gall, Gallen, or Gallus (c. 550 - c. 646) was an Irish disciple and one of the traditionally twelve companions of Saint Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent. Saint Deicolus is called an older brother of Gall. Gall and his companions established themselves with Columbanus at first at Luxeuil in Gaul. - Welf VI
Welf VI (1115 - 15 December 1191) was the margrave of Tuscany (1152-1162) and duke of Spoleto (1152-1162), the third son of Henry IX, Duke of Bavaria, and a member of the illustrious Italo-German family of the Welf. Welf inherited the familial possessions in Swabia, including the counties of Altdorf and Ravensburg, while his eldest brother Henry the Proud received the duchies of Bavaria and Saxony and his elder brother Conrad entered the church. - Engelberga
Engelberga (or Angilberga, died between 896 and 901) was the wife of Louis II, Holy Roman Emperor, from 5 October 851 to his death on 12 August 875. As empress, she exerted a powerful influence over her husband and her family, the Supponids, prospered during Louis's reign. Engelberga was probably the daughter of Adelchis I of Parma. In 868, she became abbess of San Salvatore in Brescia, a convent with a history of royal abbesses. - Hartmann von Aue
Hartmann von Aue was a leading poet of the Middle High German period. He belonged to the lower nobility of Swabia, where he was born. After receiving a monastic education, he became retainer ("Dienstmann") of a nobleman whose domain, Aue, has been identified with Obernau on the Neckar. He also took part in the Crusade of 1196-97. The date of his death is as uncertain as that of his birth; he is mentioned by Gottfried von Strassburg (c. 1210) as still alive, … - Carloman Of Bavaria
Carloman (German: "Karlmann"; 830 - 880) was the second eldest son of Louis the German, king of East Francia (Germany), and Emma, daughter of the count Welf. He was king of Bavaria from 876 and of Italy from 877 until he was incapacitated in 879 and died in 880. He revolted in 861 and again two years later (863); an example that was followed by the second son, Louis the Younger, who in a further rising was joined by his brother Charles the Fat. - Harald Schmidt
Harald Franz Schmidt (born August 18 1957 in Neu-Ulm, Germany) is a Swabian German actor, writer, comedian and television entertainer. - Eduard Mörike
Eduard Friedrich Mörike was a German romantic poet. He studied Theology at the Seminary of Tübingen, and followed the ecclesiastical career, becoming a Lutheran pastor. In 1834 he was appointed pastor of Cleversulzbach near Weinsberg, and, after his early retirement for reasons of health, in 1851 became professor of German literature at the Katharinenstift in Stuttgart. - Rudolf Of Rheinfeld
Rudolph of Rheinfelden (German: Rudolf von Rheinfelden; c. 1025-15 October 1080 in Merseburg), was Duke of Swabia (1057-1079) and German antiking (1077-1080). He was the son of Count Kuno of Rheinfelden. In 1057 Rudolf allegedly took advantage of the minority of German King Henry IV by kidnapping Matilda, the king's sister. Rudolf demanded, and received, Matilda's hand in marriage (1059), … - Otto Of Bamberg
Otto of Bamberg was a medieval German bishop who, as papal legate, converted much of Pomerania to Christianity. Otto was born into a noble family in Mistelbach, Swabia. Serving initially in the household of Duke Władysław I Herman of Polonia, he entered the service of Emperor Henry III in 1090 and was appointed Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1101. In 1102, the emperor appointed and invested him as bishop of Bamberg in Franconia (now Bavaria), … - Henry of Germany
Henry (VII) (1211 - February 12 (?), 1242), was King of the Romans, King of Sicily, and Duke of Swabia. He was the son and co-king of Emperor Frederick II and elder brother of King Conrad IV of Germany. - Henry X, Duke of Bavaria
Henry the Proud (c. 1108 - 20 October 1139) was the Duke of Bavaria (Henry X, 1126-1139), Duke of Saxony (Henry II, 1137-1139), and Margrave of Tuscany (1137-1139). He was the son of Henry the Black, Duke of Bavaria, and Wulfhild, daughter of Magnus Billung, Duke of Saxony, and thus a member of the Welf family, and, what was quite important, senior heir of the Billung family. - Sophie Of Bar
Sophie of Bar was a daughter of Duke Frederick II of Upper Lotharingia (died 1026/1027), count of Bar, and Mathilda of Swabia. She was Countess of Bar between 1033 and 1092, in succession of her childless brother, Duke Frederick III of Upper Lotharingia (died 1033). Her sister Beatrix (died 1076) married Boniface, margrave of Tuscany, and remarried after his death with Godfrey III, Duke of Lower Lotharingia. She married Count Louis of Montbéliard (1019–1071 or 1073). - Lorenz Oken
Lorenz Oken, was a German naturalist. His real name was Lorenz Ockenfuss. He was born in Bohlsbach in Swabia and studied natural history and medicine at the University of Würzburg. He went on to the University of Göttingen, where he became a "Privatdozent" (unsalaried lecturer), and shortened his name to Oken. As Lorenz Oken, he published a small work entitled "Grundriss der Naturphilosophie, der Theorie der Sinne, … - German Settlement In Argentina
German-Argentines are Argentines of German descent. The term “German” is an extremely vague and imprecise concept. German-speakers immigrated to the Argentina not only from Germany, but also from Austria, France, Hungary, Poland, Rumania, Russia, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia and elsewhere across Europe. Germany as a political entity was founded only in 1871, … - Otto Truchsess von Waldburg
Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (b. at Castle Scheer in Swabia, 26 February1514; d. at Rome, 2 April1573) was a German Catholic theologian, who was Cardinal-Bishop of Augsburg (1543-73). He studied at the Universities of Tubingen, Padua, Pavin, and Bologna, and received his degree of Doctor of Theology at Bologna. At an early age he received canonries at Trent, Spires, and Augsburg. - Anno II, Archbishop of Cologne
Saint Anno II (c. 1010-December 4, 1075) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1056-1075. He was born around 1010, belonging to a Swabian family, and was educated at Bamberg. He became confessor to the Emperor Henry III, who appointed him archbishop of Cologne in 1056. He took a prominent part in the government of Germany during the minority of Henry IV and was the leader of the party which in 1062 seized the person of Henry, and deprived his mother, the empress Agnes, of power. - Adalbert Of Italy
Adalbert (c. 932-c. 975) was the king of Italy from 950 to 963. He was the son of the Margrave Berengar of Ivrea and Willa. On 15 December 950, both he and his father were crowned kings of Italy after the death of Lothair II. His father forced Adelaide, widow of the late Lothair, to marry Adalbert and cement their claim to the kingship. In 951, King Otto I of Germany invaded Italy and rescued Adelaide, marrying her himself. - Piroska Of Hungary
Piroska of Hungary was a daughter of Ladislaus I of Hungary and Adelaide of Swabia. Her maternal grandparents were Rudolf of Rheinfeld and his second wife Adelheid of Savoy. Adelheid was a daughter of Otto of Savoy and Adelaide of Turin. She was born in Esztergom of the modern Komárom-Esztergom administrative county. Her mother died in 1090 when Piroska was about two years old. Her father died on 29 July, 1095. - John Of Winterthur
John of Winterthur (c. 1300-after 1348) was a Swiss historian who wrote a chronicle of history up to 1348. He was born in Winterthur, in what is now Canton Zurich, Switzerland. He attended school in his native village from 1309 to 1315 and then joined the Franciscans. As a member of the order, he lived at Baslein in 1328, at Villingen in 1336, and at Lindau from 1343 onwards. His chronicle ("Chronicon a Friderico II Imperatore ad annum 1348") was begun in 1340, … - Welf VII
Welf VII (c.1135 - 11 or 12 September 1167) was the only son of Welf VI, Duke of Spoleto and Margrave of Tuscany, and Uta, daughter of Godfrey of Calw, count palatine of the Rhine. He was a member of the House of Welf. His father inherited the family's estates in Swabia, including the prominent counties of Altdorf and Ravensburg, which he gave to Welf. Welf, however, spent much of his time managing the Italian possessions while his father stayed in Swabia. - Herman Of Salm
Herman of Luxembourg (died 28 September 1088), Count of Salm, was a German anti-king of the Holy Roman Empire who ruled from 1081 until his death. From the 10th century the rulers for the Holy Roman Empire were elected German kings, who expected to be crowned by the Pope as Holy Roman Emperor. - Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria
Duke Albert IV of Bavaria-Munich (15 December 1447 in Munich - 18 March 1508 in Munich),, from 1467 Duke of Bavaria-Munich, from 1503 Duke of the reunited Bavaria. Albert was a son of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria and Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen-Einbeck. After the death of his older brother John IV, Duke of Bavaria he gave up his spiritual career and returned from Pavia to Munich. When his brothers Christoph and Wolfgang had resigned Albert became sole duke, … - Christoph Scheiner
Christoph Scheiner SJ (* 25 July 1573 (or 1575) in Markt Wald near Mindelheim in Swabia, earlier markgravate Burgau, possession of the House of Habsburg; † 18 July 1650 in Neisse in Silesia) was a Jesuit father, physicist and astronomer in Ingolstadt, and co-discoverer of sunspots. - Berthold II, Duke of Carinthia
Berthold I (born around 1000, died November 6, 1078 in Weilheim an der Teck) was an ancestor of the House of Baden, in addition to being Duke of Carinthia and Margrave of Verona. On his mother's side of the family, Berthold probably descended from the Staufen, who were counts of Ortenau, Thurgau, Breisgau, and Baar. Henry III promised his party-follower Berthold the Duchy of Swabia. - Alasdair Roberts
Alasdair Roberts is a Scottish folk musician. He released a number of albums under the name Appendix Out, and following the 2001 album "The Night is Advancing", under his own name. Roberts was born in Swabia, Germany, to a German mother and Scottish father, though was raised in Kilmahog, a hamlet close to the small town of Callander, near Stirling in central Scotland. where he started playing the guitar and writing music. - Sigismund, Archduke Of Austria
Sigismund of Austria, Duke, then Archduke of Further Austria (Innsbruck, October 26, 1427 - March 4, 1496) was a Habsburg archduke of Austria and ruler of Tirol from 1446 to 1490. Sigismund (or Siegmund, sometimes also spelled Sigmund) was born in Innsbruck; his parents were Frederick IV, Duke of Austria and Anna of Brunswick. He was a first cousin of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. In 1446, upon the death of his father, … - Leopold III, Duke of Austria
Duke Leopold III of Austria (November 1, 1351 - July 9, 1386) from the Habsburg family, was Duke of Austria from 1365 to 1379, and duke of Styria and Carinthia (Inner Austria) in 1365-1386. - Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart (March 24, 1739 - October 10, 1791), German poet, was born at Obersontheim in Swabia. He entered the university of Erlangen in 1758 as a student of theology. He led a dissolute life, and after two years' stay was summoned home by his parents. After attempting to earn a livelihood as private tutor and as assistant preacher, his musical talents gained him the appointment of organist in Geislingen, … - Johannes Nauclerus
Johannes Nauclerus (Naucler, Naukler) was a 16th century Swabian historian and humanist. He was born Johann Vergenhans to a noble (or knighted) man of the same name. As was the fashion of the time, the family's name had been Latinized, with "nauclerus", meaning "skipper," being a close translation of "Vergenhans", meaning "ferryman." The family's coat of arms depicted a man on a sailing ship. - Johannes Nider
Johannes Nider was a German theologian, b. 1380 in Swabia; d. 13 August, 1438, at Colmar. Nider entered the Order of Preachers at Colmar and after profession was sent to Vienna for his philosophical studies, which he finished at Cologne, where he was ordained. He gained a wide reputation in Germany as a preacher and was active at the Council of Constance. - Albert C. L. G. Günther
Albrecht Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther was a German-born British zoologist. Günther was born in Esslingen in Swabia. He studied theology in Bonn and Berlin and later studied medicine in Tübingen. He went to the British Museum in 1856, where he worked on ichthyology. Following the death of John Edward Gray in 1875 he was made director of the zoology department of the Natural History Museum, remaining so until 1895.
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