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Biography of Henry VII King Germany 1211-1242

Paternal Family Tree: Hohenstauffen

On 15th August 1209 [his father] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 14) and [his mother] Constance Barcelona (age 30) were married at Messina, Sicily [Map]. She the daughter of [his grandfather] Alfonso II King Aragon and [his grandmother] Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor. They were third cousin once removed.

In 1211 Henry VII King Germany was born to Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 16) and Constance Barcelona (age 32).

On 14th September 1213 [his mother] Constance Barcelona (age 34) died.

On 9th November 1225 [his father] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 30) and Isabella Brienne II Queen Jerusalem (age 13) were married. He by marriage John I King Jerusalem. She the daughter of John de Brienne I King Jerusalem (age 55) and Maria the Marquise Unknown. He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor.

On 20th July 1235 [his father] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 40) and [his step-mother] Isabella Plantagenet Holy Roman Empress (age 21) were married at Worms Cathedral [Map]. She the daughter of King John of England and Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England (age 47). He the son of [his grandfather] Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor. They were fourth cousin once removed.

Henry VII King Germany Dies Conrad I Succeeds

On 12th February 1242 Henry VII King Germany (age 31) died. His half brother [his half-brother] Conrad (age 13) succeeded King Germany.

On 13th December 1250 [his father] Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor (age 55) died. Henry VII King Germany was appointed VII King Germany.

Royal Ancestors of Henry VII King Germany 1211-1242

Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Alfred "The Great" of Wessex

Kings Franks: Great x 12 Grand Son of Louis "Pious" King Aquitaine I King Franks

Kings France: Great x 5 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 10 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Henry VII King Germany 1211-1242

Great x 1 Grandfather: Frederick "Barbarossa" Hohenstaufen I Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: Welf I Duke Bavaria

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Black" Welf IX Duke Bavaria

Great x 4 Grandmother: Judith Flanders Duchess Bavaria

Great x 2 Grandmother: Judith Welf Holy Roman Empress

Great x 4 Grandfather: Magnus Billung Duke Saxony

Great x 3 Grandmother: Wulfhilde of Saxony Duchess Bavaria

GrandFather: Henry Hohenstaufen VI Holy Roman Emperor

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: Stephen Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea III Count Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandfather: Gerard Metz I Duke Lorraine

Great x 3 Grandmother: Beatrice Metz Countess Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Hedwige Namur Duchess Lorraine

Great x 1 Grandmother: Beatrice Ivrea Holy Roman Empress

Father: Frederick I King Jerusalem II Holy Roman Emperor

Henry VII King Germany

Great x 1 Grandfather: Raymond Berenguer Barcelona V Count Barcelona

Great x 3 Grandfather: Gilbert Gevaudan

Great x 2 Grandmother: Douce Gevaudan Countess Barcelona

Great x 3 Grandmother: Gerberga Arles

Great x 4 Grandmother: Etienette Countess Provence and Arles

GrandFather: Alfonso II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ramiro Sánchez I King Aragon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Sancho Ramírez I King Aragon V King Pamplona

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gisberga or Ermesinda Bigorre 1015 1049 Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ramiro "Monk" II King Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hilduin Montdidier IV Count Montdidier

Great x 3 Grandmother: Felicia Montdidier Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona

Great x 1 Grandmother: Petronilla Jiménez Queen Aragon

Great x 2 Grandmother: Agnes Poitiers Queen Consort Aragon

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Rouerge Duke Narbonne

Great x 3 Grandmother: Philippa Rouerge Duchess Aquitaine

Great x 4 Grandmother: Emma Mortain Duchess Narbonne

Mother: Constance Barcelona

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Ivrea I Count Burgundy

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Normandy Countess Burgundy

Great x 2 Grandfather: Raymond Ivrea

Great x 3 Grandmother: Ettiennette Countess Burgundy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinand "Great" I King Leon

Great x 3 Grandfather: Alfonso "Brave" VI King Leon VI King Castile

Great x 4 Grandmother: Sancha Astur Leonese

Great x 2 Grandmother: Urracca "Reckless" Jiménez Queen Consort Aragon and Pamplona

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert I Duke Burgundy

Great x 3 Grandmother: Constance Burgundy Queen Consort Castile and Leon

Great x 4 Grandmother: Helie Samur Duchess Burgundy

GrandMother: Sancha Ivrea Queen Consort Aragon