#conradin

[illustratus]

Conradin of Hohenstaufen and Frederick of Baden hearing their Death Sentence — by Anton von Werner

[docpiplup]

The Bastard Kings and their families

This is series of posts are complementary to this historical parallels post from the JON SNOW FORTNIGHT EVENT, and it's purpouse to discover the lives of medieval bastard kings, and the following posts are meant to collect portraits of those kings and their close relatives.

In many cases it's difficult to find contemporary art of their period, so some of the portrayals are subsequent.

1) Manfred I of Sicily (1232 – 26 February 1266), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Bianca Lancia

2) His parents, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1194 – 1250), son of Constance I of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I; with Bianca Lancia (c. 1210 – c. 1246/1248), daughter of Bonifazio d'Agliano

3) His brother, Conrad IV of Germany ( 1228 – 1254), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his wife Isabella II of Jerusalem

4) His nephew, Conradin (25 March 1252 – 29 October 1268), son of Conrad IV and his wife Elisabeth of Bavaria

5) His brother, Henry VII of Germany (1211 – 1242), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his wife Constance of Aragon

6) His brother, Enzo of Sardinia ( c. 1218 – 1272), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Adelaide

7) His wife, Beatrice of Savoy (1223 – 1259), daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy and his wife Marguerite of Burgundy

8) His daughter with his wife Helena Angelina Doukaina, Beatrix of Sicily (1260 –1307)

9) His daughter with his wife Beatrice of Savoy, Constance II of Sicily (c. 1249 – 1302); with her husband Peter III of Aragon (c. 1239 –1285), son of James I of Aragon and his wife Violant of Hungary

[flemmkuchen]

Always thought this painting was quite funny without context. Friedrich is like 'god, Konradin, stop embarrassing me'

[cuirassier]

Conradin of Swabia and Friedrich of Baden awaiting sentence, by Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein

This painting is based on the poem ‘Conradin, Duke of Swabia’ by Johann Jakob Bodmer. Conradin, Duke of Swabia (1252-1268), was the last male representative of the house of Hohenstaufen, who after defeat in the battle of Tagliacozzo (Italy) was taken prisoner by Charles of Anjou and beheaded in Naples in 1268, together with his childhood friend Frederick of Baden. Tischbein, who lived for a long time in Italy, represents this historical event in a rather conventional manner by using direct borrowings from the Classical heritage. The features of Conradin's face recall the famous sculpture Apollo Belvedere, while the judge reading the sentence has a likeness to a portrait of the Roman Emperor Vitellius. Except for the main characters, the figures wear clothes reminiscent of ancient attire. The author sought to enliven this chosen Classical scheme through the introduction of genre details. The work is a reduced copy of a painting in the Museum in Gotha, Germany. This replica, produced by the author himself, was commissioned for Catherine II by the writer and dramatist Denis Fonvizin. 

Text by the Russian State Hermitage Museum

[medievalart]

A 14th century miniature depicting Conradin and his good friend Frederick I, Margrave of Bavaria. Both were executed after a bogus trial at Naples.

By AnonymousUnknown author [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

[archduke42]

Healer by Naeviss

OTP coping with war.  Barriss the healer with OC Conradin as he rests in a medical facility without bacta tanks.

[medievalart]

October 29 1268: Hohenstaufen dynasty ends

Conradin (1252-1268), grandson of emperor Frederick II, is executed which marks the end of Hohenstaufen dynasty. Conradin had tried to reclaim Sicily from French invaders but he was soundly defeated at the battle of Tagliacozzo.by Charles of Anjou. Conradin managed to flee the battlefield, but was eventually captured and handed over to Charles. After a “trial” Conradin, a legitime king of Sicily, was executed. Since he had no heir, the execution marked also the end of Hohenstaufen dynasty

Sources:

pic 1; By Chronica des Giovanni Villani [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

pic2: By UnknownUnknown author [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

[archduke42]

Together by lordhadrian

OTP art by Emedeme