Hohenstaufen

American  

[hoh-uhn-shtou-fuhn] / ˌhoʊ ənˈʃtaʊ fən /

noun

1. a member of the royal family that ruled in Germany from 1138 to 1208 and from 1215 to 1254, and in Sicily from 1194 to 1266.

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Hohenstaufen British  

/ ˈhəʊənˌʃtaʊfən, hoːənˈʃtaufən /

noun

1. a German princely family that provided rulers of Germany (1138–1208, 1215–54), Sicily (1194–1268), and the Holy Roman Empire (1138–1254)

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Etymology

Origin of Hohenstaufen

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The Hohenstaufen family ruled both the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which encompassed much of the southern half of the Italian peninsula and the island of Sicily.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

To placate the papacy, Hohenstaufen ruler Frederick II agreed to lead a new crusade, but personal misfortune and lack of enthusiasm among Europe’s vassals hindered his ability to get underway.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

My favourite guy, Frederick II of Hohenstaufen, was in this period, and was remarkably modern in a way that, say, Charlemagne was not.

From Forbes • Feb. 13, 2012

It was renewed with great fierceness in the reign of Frederick I. of Hohenstaufen, called Barbarossa or “Red Beard,” who came to the throne in 1152.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

Another theory derives Ghibelline from Gibello, a word used by the Sicilian Arabs to translate Hohenstaufen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various