Philip of Swabia, king of the Germans

Elector-Bishop of Würzburg

Margrave of Tuscany

Duke of Swabia

King of the Germans

Events

Date of Birth: 1177.

Place of Birth: unknown.

The date is given by Hucker and by Weller (p. 155).

Date of Death: 21 June 1208.

Place of Death: Bamberg.

The date and place of Philip's murder are given by Hucker and by van Eickels (p. 286).

Date of Burial: 22 June 1208.

Place of Burial: Bamberg Cathedral, later Speyer Cathedral.

The place is given by Hucker. The date and place are given by Decker-Hauff (p. 357).

Relationships

Father: Frederick I “Barbarossa”, Holy Roman Emperor.

This relationship is given by Hucker and by Engels.

Mother: Beatrice I, countess of Burgundy.

This relationship is given by Hucker and by Engels.

Spouse: Irene Angelina. Married 2 or 3 April 1195 in Bari.

This relationship is given by Hucker, by van Eickels (pp. 279, 284), by Weller (pp. 158-159), and by Engels.

Children:

(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)

Beatrice (1198 - 11 August 1212) married Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.

Maria married Henry II, duke of Brabant.

Cunigunde (1202 - 13 September 1248) married Wenceslaus I, king of Bohemia.

Elisabeth (1205 - 5 November 1235) married Ferdinand III, king of Castile, León, and Galicia.

References

Decker-Hauff, Hansmartin. “Das Staufische Haus” in Die Zeit der Staufer: Katalog der Austellung Band III (Stuttgart, 1973).

Eickels, Klaus van “Otto IV. (1198-1218) und Philipp (1198-1208)” in Die Deutschen Herrscher des Mittelalters: Historische Portraits von Heinrich I. bis Maximillian I. (919-1519). (Beck: München, 2003)

Engels, Odilo. Die Staufer. 6th ed. (Verlag W. Kohlhammer: Stuttgart, 1994).

Hucker, Bernd Ulrich. “Philipp von Schwaben” in Neue Deutsche Biographie 20 (2001) S. 370-372 [Onlinefassung].

Weller, Tobias. Die Heiratspolitik des deutschen Hochadels im 12. Jahrhundert. (2004: Böhlau Verlag).