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In the city of Cremona in 1245, Emperor Frederick II created his son Frederick
Prince of Antioch and with his own hand invested him with his sword (Origin and
foundation of the Seat of Naples, p. 153, Camillo Tutini, Publicized in 1754 from R .
Gessari). On the 16th of June, 1247, gave his son Frederick of Antioch the title
of King of Antioch (A History of the Italian Republics: Being a View of the Rise,
Progress, Jean-Charles-Léonard Simonde Sismondi, page 77)
In that year 1245, the Emperor Frederick II, in the Council of Lyons, on July 17 in
the third excommunication of Frederick, was deposed and excommunicated by
Pope Innocence IV. At that moment so critical to the Ghibelline party, the Emperor
had entrusted to his illegitimate children the most important roles. In the North of
Italy sent as vicar Enzo King of Sardinia and fought as an imperial leader in
Lombardy. Richard of Teato (Chieti) took the appointment as vicar general of the
Marca and Spoleto.
Frederick of Antioch was awarded with the Captaincy General of Tuscany, also
appointed Podestà of Florence, position that he maintained for five years, until the
death of his father. It was revealed some irregularities with the administrative and
corruption of various officials, so that Frederick II was forced to lay off the Apulia,
Pandolfo Fasanelle for years captain general of Tuscany, and replaced by his son
Frederick of Antioch, who soon took the title of King of Tuscany.
Manfred, his brother, was elected Duke of Taranto, according to the will of
testamentary of Frederick II, regent, at eighteen, the Kingdom of Sicily, whose
crown passed to him after death of the legitimate heir Conrad IV. The dead
Emperor Frederick II (1250) and its successor Conrad IV (1254), who left his son
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