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The Norman conquest of southern Italy spanned the late
eleventh and much of the twelfth centuries, involving many
battles and many independent players conquering territories
of their own. Only later were these united as the Kingdom of
Sicily, which included not only the island of Sicily, but also
the entire southern third of the Italian peninsula as well as
the archipelago of Malta and parts of North Africa.
The family of Hohenstaufen - German princely family,
whose name is derived from the castle of Staufen, built in
1077 by a Swabian count, Frederick. In 1079, Frederick
married Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV,
and was created duke of Swabia. The line of German kings
and Holy Roman emperors began in 1138 with Frederick's son
Conrad III, who was succeeded by Frederick I, Henry VI, and
Philip of Swabia. Their chief rivals were the Guelphs, whose
scion, Otto IV, was Holy Roman emperor from 1209 to 1215;
but the Hohenstaufen heir, Frederick II, was elected king by a rival party in 1212.
The most spectacular representative of the house, Frederick, shifted the center of
the family interests to Sicily and Southern Italy.
Principality of Antioch enters on Frederick II Emblem
The Principality of Antioch enters on the emblem of the
Emperor Frederick II as coat of arms at the time of his
marriage to Isabella of Jerusalem (1225-1228). Frederick
was crowned King of Jerusalem in the Church of the Holy
Sepulchre as the only Holy Roman Emperor to be so
honored. At that time; Frederick of Antioch (father of
Corrado Caputo) was already born.
The arms of Antioch remains the emblem of Frederick II
and, as the title of succession can be passed to his
legitimate and natural sons. Subsequently, the title de
Antioch has been granted by his father to son. Particularly in July 1245, Frederick
of Antioch had from his father received investiture of a knight, at the age of 16
years, becoming his official representative in the difficult context Tuscany and he
was called to defend the interests of his family against the irreconcilable enemies to
the Swabians.
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