Who was Frederick 1 of Germany?
Who was Frederick 1 of Germany? Frederick Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa (1122 – 10 June 1190), also known as Frederick I (German: Friedrich I, Italian: Federico I), was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death 35 years later. He was elected King of Germany at Frankfurt on 4 March 1152 and crowned in Aachen on 9 March 1152. What is Frederick Barbarossa famous for? Fredrick was an able statesman, an excellent military commander and an astute administrator. As Holy roman Emperor, he held thrones of Germany, Italy and Burgundy. One of his greatest contributions was re-establishment of 'Corpus Jurus...