Frederick II
David Abulafia
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THERE ARE NO TARIFFS OR CUSTOMS DUTIES ON BOOKS. Frederick II of Hohenstaufen (1194-1250) - King of Sicily, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Jerusalem, expert ornithologist, Wonder of the World - has long been considered the first Renaissance ruler - a visionary autocrat who embraced the religious divisions within his empire to challenge the armies and oppressive limitations of the medieval church. He has aslo been denounced as the Antichrist, a heretic and a heathen, who died condemned by the papacy to eternal damnation. David Abulafia's masterly biography overturns the myths and reveals Frederick as neither the Beast of the Apocalypse nor the Universal Hero adopted by pre-Nazi Germany. Instead we are shown a man very much of his time, an emperor whose reign coincided with the great turning-points of the high Middle Ages. Seller Inventory # 436062
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Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor
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Oxford University Press, USA, 1992
ISBN 10: 0195080408
ISBN 13: 9780195080407
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Frederick II: A Medieval Emperor
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ISBN 10: 0195080408
ISBN 13: 9780195080407
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Frederick II: A Medieval Emper
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Frederick II: a Medieval Emperor
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ISBN 10: 071399004X
ISBN 13: 9780713990041
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ISBN 10: 071399004X
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Frederick II : A Medieval Emperor
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust jacket is complete but rubbed and worn at edges and corners. Previous owner's name on first inside page. Contents mostly clean and unmarked. Overall , in good shape . Publisher's note: Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Sicily, King of Jerusalem, has, since his death in 1250, enjoyed a reputation as one of the most remarkable monarchs in the history of Europe. His wide cultural tastes, his apparent tolerance of Jews and Muslims, his defiance of the papacy, and his supposed aim of creating a new, secular world order make him a figure especially attractive to contemporary historians. But as David Abulafia shows . Frederick was much less tolerant and far-sighted in his cultural, religious, and political ambitions than is generally thought. Here, Frederick is revealed as the thorough traditionalist he really was: a man who espoused the same principles of government as his twelfth-century predecessors, an ardent leader of the Crusades, and a king as willing to make a deal with Rome as any other ruler in medieval Europe. -- Frederick's realm was vast. Besides ruling the region of Europe that encompasses modern Germany, Czechoslovakia, Poland, eastern France, and northern Italy, he also inherited the Kingdom of Sicily and parts of the Mediterranean that include what are now Israel, Lebanon, Malta, and Cyprus. In addition, his Teutonic knights conquered the present-day Baltic States, and he even won influence along the coasts of Tunisia. Abulafia is the first to place Frederick in the wider historical context his enormous empire demands. Frederick's reign, Abulafia clearly shows, marked the climax of the power struggle between the medieval popes and the Holy Roman Emperors, and the book stresses Frederick's steadfast dedication to the task of preserving both dynasty and empire. . Frederick emerges as less of the innovator than he is usually portrayed. Rather than instituting a centralized autocracy, he was content to guarantee the continued existence of the customary style of government in each area he ruled: in Sicily he appeared a mighty despot, but in Germany he placed his trust in regional princes, and never dreamed of usurping their power. Abulafia shows that this pragmatism helped bring about the eventual transformation of medieval Europe into modern nation-states. Size: 50.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm. 466 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, 1194-1250; Holy Roman Empire -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Holy Roman Empire -- History -- Frederick II, 1215-1250; ISBN: 071399004X. ISBN/EAN: 9780713990041. Add. Inventory No: 250821RE7656. Seller Inventory # 250821RE7656
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