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

Conradin, King of Jerusalem (1252-1268) and last direct heir of the House of Hohenstaufen.

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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

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

#real context is quite tragic tho #medieval #high middle ages #middle ages #hohenstaufen #conradin #naples #konradin #19th century art #swabia

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

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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

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Color Our Collections, Day 5: Conradin: A Philosophical Ballad

Today we present coloring pages from Conradin: A Philosophical Ballad by C. R. (Charles Robert) Ashbee and illustrated by P. A. (Philippe Auguste) Mairet. It was printed at Ashbee’s Essex House Press in Gloucestershire, in October 1908 in an edition of 250 copies.

Charles Robert Ashbee was a leader in the Arts and Crafts movement and founded the Guild and School of Handicraft in 1888. He established the Essex House Press in 1898 after the death of William Morris, and took on many of the former Kelmscott Press employees. Essex House Press closed in 1907 after producing 84 imprints. The press was reopened by Ashbee’s friend, Sri Lankan philosopher Ananda Coomaraswamy and continued until 1910.

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