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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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distinction as a general and a crusader. Thiswas Frederick the Red-beard, Duke of Swabia, Conrads nephew. So Fred-erick was unanimously chosen. Frederick I. (ii 52-1190), or Barbarossa (Red-beard), as he is better known,was a man not only of remarkable ability, but of winning manner and majesticmien. Of him people truly felt that he was born to be a king. He becameone of Germanys most famous emperors, ranking with Charlemagne and Henrythe City-builder and Otto the Great. Conrad had been building up a stronggovernment, which Barbarossa inherited and improved. The strife between Welf and Waibling had broken out again, but for atime it seemed that their wars would be permanently ended by Frederickselection. He and Henry the Lion were cousins and warm personal friends.One of Fredericks first acts was to arrange for giving back Bavaria to Henry,thus restoring to the Welf chieftain the former power of his family. For atime all went well; Henry devoted himself to extending his rule over the
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Germany—Court of Barbarossa 573 Sclavs along the Baltic Sea. He built cities on the conquered lands, madeLubeck a great commercial centre, and proved himself an able ruler. When Frederick went to be crowned Emperor at Rome, Henry was hischief supporter. Frederick was by no means so ready to submit to the Popeas his immediate predecessors had been, and there was much friction before hewas crowned. Finally the Romans broke into open insurrection against thisnew Emperor; there was savage fighting, and over a thousand of the citizenswere slain in the streets. Frederick himself was unhorsed in the confusion;and only the courageous defence of his friend, Henry, saved his life fromthe mob. A glimpse at one of Fredericks early court assemblages will show you thereal power he held, and his position at the head of all the princes of Europe.The red-bearded Emperor sits upon the golden throne of Charlemagne, in thegreat hall of one of his many palaces. Dukes, bishops, and lesser nobles be-yond

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