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Frederick married when he was 15, in 1209. At the wedding was almost forced by
Pope Innocent III, who had exercised over him the protection required by his
mother, Constance of Hauteville, at the point of death. With this initiative, the pope
intended to assist the young dolphin and recalcitrant of the House of Swabia a very
religious woman, reliable, much older than him, able to direct it in the way of
obedience to the Roman authorities: How wrong he was. Frederick reluctantly
accepted the imposition and did not change his life. Constance died in 1222.
Children:
Henry VII (1211 – 12 February 1242).was born from the union, a man who took
his father's attitudes towards competitiveness lively then open defiance; possibly
suicidal died while he was a prisoner in the imperial prisons.
Jolanda of Brienne.
(212 – 25 April 1228). Marriage: 9 November 1225, at Brindisi,
Apulia.
After the death of Constance (1222) Frederick, on the advice of
Herman Von Stalza in 1225, in the Cathedral of Brindisi, just
thirteen years old he married the Jolanda of Brienne,
daughter of Giovanni, and titular of the crown of Jerusalem, in which Frederick
aspired. The young, in fact, was the daughter of the catholic Giovanni, a brave
crusader who would have inherited the crown of Jerusalem, a title of little value but
useful asset for the success of the new expedition. Frederick also aspired to claim
the title again, but for reasons somewhat 'different: he considered the crown crucial
to conclude the enterprise with a diplomatic agreement, demonstrating that it was
possible to affirm their faith peacefully, without bloodshed. Jolanda was then 13
years, was immature, ugly, little height to appear next to a thirty age educated
emperor. On the first night of marriage, Frederick found a
way to console himself: and he did it with her cousin's
wife, Anais, a lady in about twenty years old, busty,
uninhibited. Became aware of the regrettable fact,
Giovanni di Brienne (1155-27 March 1237, was a
French nobleman who became King of Jerusalem by
marriage, and ruled the Latin Empire of Constantinople
as regent) turned to the pope who was careful not to
disturb Federico and avoided the scandal merely by
compensate the disappointed father with a lucrative
position at the Roman Court. Jolanda gave her husband
two children, Conrad IV and Margaret, and died in 1227,
aged only 16, for problem of childbirth.
Children:
Margareta (November 1226 – August 1227).
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