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Philip, also called Philip of Swabia, German Philipp von Schwaben, (born 1178—died June 21, 1208, Bamberg, Ger.), German Hohenstaufen king whose rivalry for the crown involved him in a decade of warfare with the Welf Otto IV. The youngest son of the Holy Roman emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, Philip was destined

Philip av Swabia var en prins av huset til Hohenstaufen og kongen av Tyskland fra 1198 til 1208. I den langvarige kampen om den tyske tronen ved keiseren Henry VIs død mellom Hohenstaufen og Welf-dynastiene, var han den første tyske kongen å bli myrdet.

Philip of Swabia (swā´bēə), 1176?–1208, German king (1198–1208), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. After the death (1197) of his brother, German King and Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI, he unsuccessfully attempted to secure the succession in Germany of his infant nephew, the later Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II; for the sake of the ...

Philip of Swabia. Because the election of a three-year-old boy to be German king appeared likely to make orderly rule difficult, the boy's uncle, Duke Philip of Swabia, brother of late Henry VI, was designated to serve in his place. Other factions however favoured a Welf candidate.

Philip of Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208) was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination.

Quick Reference. (1177–1208) Philip of Swabia, king of the Romans, youngest son of Frederick I and Beatrice of Burgundy, was vowed to the clerical state and became a provost at Aachen, then ...

See also the Project Disclaimer. PHILIP of Swabia ( c. 1170 – 1208 ), rival of the emperor Otho IV. ( q.v. ), younger son of the emperor Frederick I., was born about 1170. He was originally intended for the church, and, after being provost of Aix-la-Chapelle, was chosen bishop of Würzburg in 1191; but in 1195 his elder brother brought about ...

(1177–1208)Philip of Swabia, king of the Romans, youngest son of Frederick I and Beatrice of Burgundy