Philip of Swabia
He was elected King of the Romans in rivalry with Otto of Brunswick. His assassination interrupted the recovery of the Hohenstaufen position.
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Key details
Birth: 1177 Documented
Death: 21 June 1208 Documented
Role: King
Dynasty: Hohenstaufen · ES
Territories: Germany (ES) · Swabia (ES)
Recorded relationships
Their titles over time
Follow the changing territories and offices of Philip of Swabia. Each title retains its own status.
Governments in 1196
- SwabiaDuke
View titles and jurisdictions
- Swabia · ESDuke · Effective rule1196–1208
Annual dates: overlap within one year does not prove that two offices were held on the same day. Regencies and co-rulerships retain their labels.
Sources for this profile
- Hermann Heimpel · Friedrich I. Barbarossa, Neue Deutsche Biographie 5 (1961)
- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek · GND authority record · Philipp, Heiliges Römisches Reich, König
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.
Evidence for this profile
6 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.
Dates (2/2 with a precise source)
- BirthDocumented
1177
The authority record gives the birth as 1177. - DeathDocumented
21 June 1208
The authority record gives the death as 1208-06-21.
Family and relationships (1/2 with a precise source)
- FatherDocumented
Frederick I of the Holy Roman Empire
- Marriage or partnershipPending review
Irene Angelina
A precise source has not yet been added.
Governments (0/2 with a precise source)
- GovernmentPending review
King of the Romans · Germany · 1198–1208
A precise source has not yet been added. - GovernmentPending review
Duke · Swabia · 1196–1208
A precise source has not yet been added.
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
- 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
- 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
- 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
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Family
Frederick I of the Holy Roman Empire“Barbarossa”Emperorc. 1122 – 1190Irene Angelina · ESConsort1181 – 1208Beatrice of Swabia · ESConsort1205 – 1235Same dynasty
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Henry II of EnglandKing of England · Duke of Normandy and Aquitaine · Count of Anjou1133 – 1189
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