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only America, but modern civilization as we know it. The study of history and
genealogy provides a mode of reflection and acknowledgement of the people, places
and processes responsible for the lives we enjoy today.
The descendants of Corrado Caputo of Antioch in particular and the Holy Roman
Empire are notable for the diversity of its people and for its ability to absorb their
differences without denying their origins. It encourages respect for heritage and
values the cultural attributes with which immigrants have and continue to enrich
the American continent experience. Descendants of Corrado Caputo in particular
and the Holy Roman Empire must recognize the opportunity and the obligation to
offer and honor the best of their culture and heritage.
I am not an Historian in the academic sense, I am sure I am not unique in saying I
hated history at school. All those dates and wars and politics left me cold. I have
consulted very few "original sources". Some of the things written are facts and
events as reported by historians and by the most authoritative modern biographers
of Frederick II Hohenstaufen, which I am deeply indebted and by their sources
mainly Ernst Kantorowicz, Georgia Masson, Eberhard Horst, David Abulafia,
Alberto Meriggi, Steves Runciman and Franco Cardini.
By the years I then discovered my prime interest in history, and especially medieval
history, though not exclusively so. In terms of weaning me towards later medieval
history, I suppose firstly it was my family heritage, and the grandeur of its family.
The writing of this work was also motivated by my obsession to know the origins of
my family that urged me, for more than twenty five years, to search of this noble
original family of Corrado Caputo Prince of Antioch of the House of Hohenstaufen,
General Vicar of the island of Sicily, and grandson of the Emperor Frederick II. The
Hohenstaufen House was a great German dynastic family of the Württemberg, in
the Jurisdiction of Swabia, called also, particularly in Italy, “House of Swabia” and,
in Germany “House of Staufen”.
Therefore Corrado was of German origin and has far for his last name, before been
Caputo, it was Hohenstaufen, and he was prince of Antioch. From the same
Corrado the family took also origin of the family “Antiochia” (Antioch). One,
therefore, called himself from the coat of arms, other from the nobiliary title. Many
are the branches of families derived from the sons of Corrado Caputo of Antioch
and many are the branches derived by Corrado´s brothers whose father was
Federico prince of Antioch and son to Frederick II.
The fall of Corradino (Conradin of Swabia, grandson of Frederick II and cousins of
Corrado of Antioch), in the battle of Tagliacozzo the 23 of August of 1268, marked
the end of male legitimate succession: but it does not mean that all the offspring
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