Definition of Frederick Barbarossa

1. Noun. Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190).

Exact synonyms: Barbarossa, Frederick I
Generic synonyms: Holy Roman Emperor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frederick Barbarossa

Fred Sanger
Fred Skinner
Fred Zinnemann
Freda
Freddie
Freddie Mac
Freddy
Frederic
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
Frederic Francois Chopin
Frederic William Maitland
Frederica
Frederician
Frederick
Frederick Banting
Frederick Barbarossa (current term)
Frederick Carleton Lewis
Frederick Delius
Frederick Griffith
Frederick I
Frederick II
Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick James Furnivall
Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Loewe
Frederick Moore Vinson
Frederick North
Frederick Sanger

Literary usage of Frederick Barbarossa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Germany in the Early Middle Ages, 476-1250 by William Stubbs (1908)
"CHAPTER XI The accession of Frederick Barbarossa—Condition of Italy—The situation in Germany—Frederick's first and second expeditions to Italy—The diet at ..."

2. The Holy Roman Empire by James Bryce Bryce (1902)
"THE EMPERORS IN ITALY: Frederick Barbarossa. THE reign of Frederick the First, better known under his Italian surname Barbarossa, is the most brilliant in ..."

3. The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise by Henry Smith Williams (1907)
"Forty thousand knights, the most lovely women, and the most distinguished bards in the empire here surrounded Frederick Barbarossa, who seemed now to have ..."

4. Readings in European History: A Collection of Extracts from the Sources by James Harvey Robinson (1904)
"Privileges granted to students by Frederick Barbarossa. Is God all-powerful, or no ? Can God be resisted, or no ? Has God free will, or no ? ..."

5. View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages by Henry Hallam (1837)
"Frederick Barbarossa. — Destruction of Milan.— Lombard League.— Battle of Legnano.— Peace of Constance.— Temporal Principality of the Popes. ..."

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