FREDERICK ii WITH HIS FALCON ALPHONSE
1194 - 1250

Frederick II got excommunicated twice: once in 1227 and then in 1239.

He had one heck of a portfolio: King of Sicily, Duke of Swabia, German King, Holy Roman emperor, and participant in the Sixth Crusade, which brought him another title, King of Jerusalem.

Fred's grandfather was the famous Frederick I Barbarossa. His mother was Empress Constance.

In 1209, Fred married Constance of Aragon. Constance died and Fred moved on. He married Isabella of Brienne in 1225, who died in 1228. Fred married again, this time Isabella of England. The year: 1235.

The popes wanted Fred to fight in the crusades. But Frederick hesitated because he had quite some battles of his own to fight at home. Finally, Pope Gregory IX had had it and excommunicated Fred for not going on Crusade.

Frederick went on Crusade in 1228 and managed to recapture Jerusalem. It was a big victory.

And here is the map of Frederick's crusade

CRUSADE OF FREDERICK II
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In 1230, the pope annulled Frederick's excommunication. In 1239, the pope issued another one.

Frederick had two sons of interest: Henry VII and Conrad IV.