Swabian period

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The Swabian period refers to the era of Hohenstaufen (Swabian) rule in southern Italy, marked by the reigns of emperors like Frederick II and significant political, military, and architectural developments.

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Label Occurrences
Swabian period canonical 2
Swabian rule under Frederick II 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period ⓘ
medieval era ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hohenstaufen period in southern Italy ⓘ
appliesTo Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
Sicily ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
culturalAspect interaction of Latin, Greek, and Arab cultures in Sicily ⓘ
patronage of science and philosophy by Frederick II ⓘ
endedBy Angevin conquest of the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
endTime mid 13th century ⓘ
follows Norman period in southern Italy ⓘ
hasCharacteristic architectural innovation in castles and fortifications ⓘ
centralization of royal administration ⓘ
cultural flourishing at the imperial court ⓘ
development of written legislation ⓘ
intense conflict with the Papal States ⓘ
military campaigns in Italy and the Mediterranean ⓘ
strong imperial authority in southern Italy ⓘ
hasPart reign of Conrad IV of Germany ⓘ
reign of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
reign of Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
reign of Manfred of Sicily ⓘ
languageUsed Latin ⓘ
vernacular Italian dialects ⓘ
legalAspect codification of royal law in the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
militaryAspect fortification of strategic sites in southern Italy ⓘ
use of mercenary troops ⓘ
namedAfter House of Hohenstaufen ⓘ
Swabian dynasty ⓘ
notableArchitecture Castel del Monte ⓘ
Swabian castles in Apulia ⓘ
imperial palaces in southern Italy ⓘ
notableWork Constitutions of Melfi ⓘ
politicalContext Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily as imperial base ⓘ
precedes Angevin period in southern Italy ⓘ
religiousContext Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism

conflict with the Papacy ⓘ
significantEvent War of the Sicilian succession ⓘ
conflicts between the Hohenstaufen and the Papacy ⓘ
consolidation of Hohenstaufen rule in the Kingdom of Sicily ⓘ
crusading activity of Frederick II ⓘ
significantFigure Conrad IV of Germany ⓘ
Constance of Sicily ⓘ
Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Manfred of Sicily ⓘ
startTime late 12th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gioia del Colle → historicalEra → Swabian period ⓘ
subject linked to: Gioia del Colle, Italy
Middle Ages in Abruzzo → hasEvent → Swabian rule under Frederick II ⓘ
linked to: Swabian period
Melfi Castle → historicalPeriod → Swabian period ⓘ