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Manfred
Manfred , c.1232-1266, king of Sicily (1258-66), the last Hohenstaufen on that throne. An illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II, Manfred was regent in Sicily for his brother Conrad IV . Conrad died in 1254, and Manfred seized the regency for Conrad's young son, Conradin . However, ... Read more
Clement IV
Clement IV d. 1268, pope (1265-68), a Frenchman named Guy le gros Foulques; successor of Urban IV. He was a lay adviser of King Louis IX of France, but after his wife's death he entered the church. As pope he continued the struggle against the Hohenstaufen by confirming the agreement with Charle... Read more
Hohenstaufen
Hohenstaufen , German princely family, whose name is derived from the castle of Staufen built in 1077 by a Swabian count, Frederick. In 1079, Frederick married Agnes, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, and was created duke of Swabia. The line of German kings and Holy Roman emperors began (1138... Read more
Innocent IV
Innocent IV d. 1254, pope (1243-54), a Genoese named Sinibaldo Fieschi, a distinguished jurist who studied and later taught law at the Univ. of Bologna; successor of Celestine IV. He was of a noble family. Although he had been regarded as sympathetic to the empire, once pope he quickly took up the ... Read more
Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen
Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen , 1770-1844, Danish sculptor, b. Copenhagen. In 1797 he went to Rome, where he shared with Canova the leadership of the neoclassicists. His adherence to Greek art is shown in his Jason (1802-3), one of his many classical subjects, rendered with an intellectual coolness an... Read more
Charles I
Charles I (Charles of Anjou), 1227-85, king of Naples and Sicily (1266-85), count of Anjou and Provence, youngest brother of King Louis IX of France. He took part in Louis's crusades to Egypt (1248) and Tunisia (1270). After obtaining Provence by marriage (1246), he extended his influence into Pied... Read more
Conrad IV
Conrad IV 1228-54, German king (1237-54), king of Sicily and of Jerusalem (1250-54), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II . He was elected (1237) king of the Romans at his father's instigation after Frederick had deposed Conrad's older brother Henry in Germany. Archbishop Siegfried II of Mainz w... Read more
Naples
Naples Ital. Napoli, city (1991 pop. 1,067,365), capital of Campania and of Naples prov., S central Italy, on the Bay of Naples, an arm of the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a major seaport, with shipyards, and a commercial, industrial, and tourist center. Italy's third largest city, Naples is troubled by... Read more
Sicily
Sicily , Ital. Sicilia, region (1991 pop. 4,966,386), 9,925 sq mi (25,706 sq km), S Italy, mainly situated on the island of Sicily, which is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea on the west and south, by the Ionian Sea on the east, and by the Tyrrhenian Sea on the north, and which is separated from th... Read more
Italy
Italy Ĭt´elē , Ital. Italia, officially Italian Republic, republic (2005 est. pop. 58,103,000), 116,303 sq mi (301,225 sq km), S Europe. It borders on France in the northwest, the Ligurian Sea and the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west, the Ionian Sea in the south, the Adriatic Sea in the... Read more

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Conradin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Conradin , 1252-68, duke of Swabia, titular...of Holy Roman Emperor Conrad IV . While Conradin was still a child in Germany, his uncle...Charles I (Charles of Anjou). Young Conradin went to Italy in an attempt to recover...
John of Procida
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...in Sicily and attempted to secure the island for Manfred and Conradin against the claims of Charles of Anjou, who was given Sicily by the pope. After Manfred's defeat and Conradin's execution (1268) by Charles, John went into exile at...
Hohenstaufen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...after Frederick's death (1250) his son Conrad IV died and Conradin , the last legitimate Hohenstaufen, became titular king of...seized the regency for him. Manfred's death (1258) and Conradin's execution (1268) ended the family power, and with the...
Manfred
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and Manfred seized the regency for Conrad's young son, Conradin . However, Pope Innocent IV and his successors, Alexander...Manfred at Benevento (1266). Manfred died in the battle, and Conradin was later captured and executed. After the Sicilian Vespers...
kingdom of Naples
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, as his heir and the kingdom passed successively to Frederick II , Conrad IV , Manfred , and Conradin of Hohenstaufen. Under them S Italy flowered, but in 1266 Charles I (Charles of Anjou), founder of the Angevin dynasty...
Clement IV
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of Anjou) that gave Charles the crown of Naples, by raising an army for him, and by investing him with the kingdom. When Conradin attacked Charles, Clement had a crusade preached against him. He was a strong opponent of nepotism, and he was the patron...
Naples
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...kingdom of Sicily. Emperor Frederick II embellished the city and founded its university (1224). The execution (1268) of Conradin left Charles of Anjou ( Charles I ) undisputed master of the kingdom. He transferred the capital from Palermo to Naples...
Charles I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...he was crowned king (1266) by Pope Clement IV. Charles defeated (1266) Manfred at Benevento and defeated and executed Conradin in 1268. As leader of the Guelphs, or papal faction, he gained political hegemony in Italy and won suzerainty over several...
Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...especially notable. Among Thorvaldsen's historical portrait sculptures are that of Pope Pius VII (St. Peter's, Rome) and Conradin, Last of the Hohenstaufen (Naples). The Thorvaldsen Museum, Copenhagen, contains in originals and models a large group...
Innocent IV
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...did not spare the other Hohenstaufen, Conrad IV and Manfred , but after finding them invincible in Sicily, he recognized Conradin as king of Sicily. Innocent was almost wholly occupied with his quarrel with the Hohenstaufen, and the taxes he levied to...

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Kreutzer, Conradin
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Kreutzer, Conradin ( b Messkirch, Baden, 1780; d Riga, 1849). Ger. composer and conductor. Held several Kapellmeister posts: to King of W...
Ruffo, Giordano
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...involvement in the subsequent political turmoil would otherwise have precluded its completion. In the internecine struggle between Conradin, Frederick ’ s grandson, and Manfred, Frederick ’ s illegitimate son, Ruffo opposed Manfred, who took...
Melusina, The Fair
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Melusina, The Fair ( Märchen von die schönen Melusine ). Ov. in C major by Mendelssohn, Op.32, comp. 1833 and prompted by Conradin Kreutzer's opera Melusine .
Manfred
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Sicily (1258–66). The illegitimate son of the Holy Roman Emperor FREDERICK II , he ruled in Italy on behalf of Conradin, his half-brother, and with support from the Saracens took the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1257). He was excommunicated...

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World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts to Urge Business to See Conservation as a Corporate 'Survival Imperative'; Conservation Leader to Engage Next Generation of Business Leaders -- MBA Students at Stanford.
News Wire article from: AScribe Business & Economics News Service; 10/23/2007; 700+ words ; ...School of Business. He will deliver the school's annual Conradin von Gugelberg Lecture on the environment. Roberts will discuss...worldwildlife.org to learn more. THE VON GUGELBERG LECTURE: The Conradin von Gugelberg Memorial Fund was established by members of the...
5 PM Today at Stanford Business School: World Wildlife Fund CEO Carter Roberts to Urge Business to See Conservation as a Corporate "Survival Imperative".
Business Wire; 10/23/2007; 700+ words ; ...School of Business. He will deliver the school's annual Conradin von Gugelberg Lecture on the environment. Roberts will discuss...worldwildlife.org to learn more. THE VON GUGELBERG LECTURE: The Conradin von Gugelberg Memorial Fund was established by members of the...
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Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...idea and its Neo-Guelf variant deserves a close reading. Conradin's demise gave Guelfs much food for thought. Thomas of Pavia...Brunette Latini, an arch Guelf, remained distant and cool to Conradin's fate. Fourteenth-century historians like Giovanni Villani...
'Wonderful lineup' for winter fest
Newspaper article from: Evanston Review (IL); 1/6/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Kassinger. The program features Oskar Golijov's "Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind"; Hailstork's Piano Trio; and Conradin Kreutzer's Septet in E flat for Winds and Strings, Opus 62. "The Golijov uses a klezmer clarinet," the artistic director...
Downhill racing reigns in Vermont this weekend
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/30/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...downhiller of all time, with 17 World Cup wins and a gold medal finish in the 1991 Alpine World Championships. His partner, Conradin Cathomen, took a silver medal in the 1982 Alpine worlds but has been off the pace so far this season, with a last-place...
Conrads second bite; Eye on the Green: Conrad strolls with wife Candice and their children High-flier: Conrad Callagher found fame in South Africas Cape Town.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 6/26/2008; 700+ words ; ...rebuilding his empire but not without controversy. New York barmaid Jennifer Harrison, 32, emerged to claim she had married Conradin the States but that the marriage had lasted only three months. Trouble was, according to Miss Harrisons claim, there hadnt...
An iconoclastic yet honest memoir
Newspaper article from: The Nelson Mail; 11/12/2003; 636 words ; ...These recollections draw on his journal entries as well as anecdotes from her circle. Though nothing like as exhaustive as Conradin's huge biography, it does provide a rather different view of this extraordinary couple. The film was hailed by some as...
Angevin art in Italy: the principal legacy of French rule over medieval Naples is a group of gothic churches. Impressive, but poorly documented, they receive detailed scrutiny in two recent books.(The Stones of Naples: Church Building in Angevin Italy, 1266-1343)(The Church of Santa Maria Donna Regina: Art, Iconography and Patronage in Fourteenth-Century Naples )(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Frederick II had held sway, defeating the emperor's illegitimate son Manfred at the battle of Benevento in 1266 and his grandson Conradin at the battle of Tagliacozzo in 1268. Cistercian abbeys were founded at Realvalle and Vittoria, although the proposed abbey...
`20/20 Hindsight: 20 Years, 20 Stories'
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 4/6/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Vashtar," about a boy's empowering relationship with a "polecat ferret." Heidi Gottcent plays the shy but triumphant boy Conradin with a delightful mixture of deer-in-the headlights terror and conniving grace. One of the most buoyant pieces is Toni...
ON THE EDGE The downhill's trick, say racers, is to get as close as you can -- without going over
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/21/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Duvillard. Team Switzerland includes former world championship gold medalist Franz Heinzer, world championship silver medalist Conradin Cathomen, and Daniel Mahrer, an eight-time World Cup gold medalist and three- time Olympian. Saturday's training times...