History of Frederick the Second Emperor of the Romans

T.L. Kington, M.A.

1862

Contents

• A D: 1
• He protests against the government of Sicily: 7
• He is called Eastwards: 25
• He is confronted by the Lombards: 37
• Flight of the Lombards: 53
• His excommunication: 96
• PAGE: 100
• The Emperors behaviour at Padua: 104
• Paul Traversaro revolts at Ravenna: 110
• Abounding in Scripture texts: 116
• An Italian congregation described: 122
• Fredericks angry letter to the Cardinals: 128
• Mutual hatred of the Italian cities Faction: 134
• He is welcomed to Tuscany His loans: 157
• Its Ecclesiastical affairs: 166
• Death of John de Brienne: 171
• Frederick holds a Parliament at Foggia: 173
• CHAPTER XIV: 200
• Violence of the Bishop of Passau: 213
• Frederick equips a fleet: 242
• Death of Pope Gregory IX: 255
• The Tartars attack Austria: 264
• Mutiny in Palestine: 272
• And recovers the French prisoners: 281
• The Sultan will not release his prisoners: 291
• Fredericks career of success: 296
• King Enzio in Lombardy: 307
• Frederick again attacks Rome: 316
• PAGE: 326
• Frederick in Central Italy: 332
• His mode of life at Lyons: 344
• Frederick loses the Empire and Kingdom: 368
• CHAPTER XVII: 379
• He spends the winter at Grosseto: 389
• Defeat and death of King Henry: 421
• He takes AixlaChapelle: 428
• Affairs at Mayence Campaign on the Rhine: 434
• He prepares to march upon Lyons: 440
• His triumphs in Upper Italy: 459
• Peter de Vinea is imprisoned at Cremona: 478
• His suicide on the way to Pisa: 482
• His overthrowFrederick assists the French: 499
• 89: 532
• 96: 540
• 97: 554

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Bibliographic information

• Title: History of Frederick the Second Emperor of the Romans
• Author: T.L. Kington, M.A.
• Published: 1862
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: May 2, 2006