Holy Roman Emperors 3: Frederick Barbarossa Declares His Empire Holy, 1155-1437

The Holy Roman Empire dominated western Europe for a thousand years.
In this episode we'll meet Frederick Barbarossa who put his foot down and refused to kiss the Pope’s feet. And his successors, one of whom had himself beaten to death to save his soul and another who founded the order of the dragon, giving the green light to Vlad the Impaler’s blood-thirst.
Frederick Barbarossa
Henry VI
Otto IV
Frederick II
Henry VII
Louis IV
Charles IV
Sigismund

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Music: Folk Round by Kevin MacLeod

[Kerriangel]

Popes: You can’t just say your empire is holy.
Frederick Barbarossa: I didn’t say it. I declared it!

[frozenfoxcz]

I am from Czechia! Thank you for mentioning Charles IV. with all of the stuff he has done for my country! He is a national hero still to this day:)

[justineharper]

What I’m learning from this series is that I knew absolutely nothing about the Holy Roman Emperors 😂. It’s nice to learn something new! Thanks for the awesome content 😊

[trull]

Holy smokes Lindsay! Thanks! When the Nazis invaded Russia that called it operation Barbarossa. Hitler was obsessed with him due to his martial nature.

[warmporridge]

So excited to learn about the holy Roman Empire. I'm German, but I feel like I know more about British History at that time than about the holy Roman Empire.

[aasemahsan]

1:15 Frederick Barbarossa becomes King of the Germans & later Holy Roman Emperor
3:24 Frederick coronated as Holy Roman Emperor
7:00 *Henry VI*
9:36 Otto IV & *Frederick II*
16:49 Henry VII becomes Holy Roman Emperor after the position was vacant for 62 years
18:17 Frederick the Fair of the Habsburgs vs Louis IV of Bavaria
18:59 Charles IV
20:09 *Sigismund*

[bartolodimeglio]

I am student at Federico II university in Naples and it felt so strange when you showed it in the video ahahah I think that the Hohenstaufens are really important and overlooked among the holy Roman emperors, especially here in Italy, where siringa their reigns many crucially significative events occurred (such as the war bewteen the Comuni in Northern Italy and Barbarossa or the annexation of Sicily and Naples to the Imperial lands). Great video! I love how in this kind of series you give a detailed view of the history of a country through its leaders, focusing often on characters that sometimes are not well known

[PerfectlyImperfect]

Thank you Lindsay!!✨ I didn’t have to work today because of the weather so I get to watch your video without taking my lunch break 😂 😘

[lilibetp]

Not a queen, but a princess and saint. I think Elizabeth of Hungary would be a great subject for a video.

[Replicaate]

Dang, Otto IV's life is like something out of a Romantic-era opera. What a wild ride!

[marylogue]

great video! so excited for maximilian. just an idea for your queens of the world:Mary of burgundy aka maximilians wife. she is so fascinating and i would love to hear more about her!

[heathermason]

Loving this two videos a week!! You’re spoiling us, my dear! I’m not going to know what to do when you go back to once a week. 😂😁

[elisebrodeur-jacobs]

Your videos are such a treat! All hail Her Majesty Lindsay!

[ErinKTheWriter]

5:12 you're telling me that the pirate from Pirates of the Caribbean was named Redbeard all along?!

[maemae]

Love your videos! Can you maybe do one for Pirates? It would be interesting to know the buccaneers of the past and their real accounts in comparison to what are shown today in fiction ❤️

[MagnaMater]

Oh, thank you so much!
Back in school in the year we were supposed to do medieval german history for any reason our lessions had to be shortened (probably the teacher was sick, and the other teachers made us do homeworks for other lessions) - we lost the whole reign of Otto IV from the shedule due to lack of time. - I never worked out why he was elected in the first place and what end he took; he only entered my mind as - What a life to miss out on!

[ladyagnes]

Thanks for this informative series. This is something that was never covered in school. It is so complicated!

[raf_]

Great video Lindsay, however it would have been nice if you mentioned Federico II peace treaty with Sultan Al-Kamil, he basically led the least violent crusade of all.

Federico was deeply interested in establishing relationships with the Muslim world (in fact one of the languages he knew was Arabic) and despite the fact he had to eradicate Muslim rebels in Sicily those he managed to spare were gifted an entire city in Puglia named Lucera and many of them became his private guard.
(Interesting note: one of Federico most notorious monikers is "Puer Apuliae" meaning "The child of Puglia" however in this case Puglia refers to the entire kingdom of Sicily inherited by his mother Costanza)

Also minor linguistic correction: Bianca's surname is Lancia so the "cia" is pronounced like the "cha" in the Spanish name Sancha.

[andromeda]

Great job! Thank you so much for doing a series on the HRE.

[gouachemole]

I’m so excited for you to cover the Habsburgs!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉