Henry VI, Emperor Germany

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Henry VI, Emperor Of Germany a member of the Hohenstaufen family, succeeded his
father, Frederick Barbarossa, in 1190. His marriage to Constance of Sicily
gave him a claim to her kingdom. He also collected a large ransom from King
Richard the Lion-Hearted of England, who was a prisoner of the duke of Austria.
Henry strengthened his position in Italy through the aged Pope Celestine III.
He also laid plans to keep the imperial throne in the Hohenstaufen family and
to take Jerusalem as the start of a new crusade. But these projects ended
suddenly when Henry died at 32.
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Reference:
"The World Book Encyclopedia", 1968, p H182.

Henry married Constania Of Sicily 1185. [Group Sheet]