Frederick I: Meaning and Definition of

Frederick I

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  1. (“Frederick Barbarossa”) 1123?–90, king of Germany 1152–90; king of Italy 1152–90: emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1152–90.
  2. 1194–1250, king of Sicily 1198–1212: as Frederick II, king of Germany and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1215–50.
  3. 1657–1713, king of Prussia 1701–13 (son of Frederick William the Great Elector).
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