Tag: Lucera

• 080 – Frederick II’s boys and here come the French

  1250 – 1266 We take a look at what happened to the sons of Frederick II, Conrad, Henry and Manfredi. In the case of Manfredi we see his rise to influence over almost all of Italy before it all came crashing down with the invasion of Charles of Anjou.

  A History of Italy

  March 12, 2020

  Alexander iV, Benevento, Clement IV, Conrad IV, Florence, Frederick II, Genoa, Ghibelline, Guelph, Innocent IV, Lombardy, Lucera, Manfredi, Podcast, Rome, Siciliy, Siena, Tuscany, Urban IV, Venice

• 073 – Frederick II stupor mundi (and a bit naughty)

  1231 – 1237 We take a moment to look more into the provate life of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and see how his court, as well as seeing a little naughtiness going on, was a cradle of culture and science. We than deal with a rebellion by his first born son Henry before we…

  A History of Italy

  January 7, 2020

  Bianca Lancia, Constitutions of Melfi, Cortenuova, Doge, Enzo of Sardinia, Falconry, Frederick Barbarossa, Frederick II, Henry VII, Isabella of England, Isabella of Jerusalem, Jolanda of Brienne, Legnano, Lombard League, Lucera, Milan, Modena, Padova, Piacenza, Pietro Tiepolo, Podcast, Reggio Emilia, Sicily, Trento, Venice

• 072 – Frederick II takes the reigns and trouble starts

  1220 – 1231 After his coronation as Holy Roman Emperor in 1220, Frederick II has to first consolidate the south, facing the Muslim rebellion and then deal with the insistence of the popes for a new Crusade, an issue he will find a completely unprecedented solution for.

  A History of Italy

  December 29, 2019

  Bthlehem, Constance of Siciliy, Constitutions of Melfi, Crusade, Frederick II, Gregory IX, Henry VI, Honorius III, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Lucera, Melfi, Muslim, Nazareth, Palermo, Papal States, Podcast