Enzio of Sardinia

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Enzio of Sardinia was an illegitimate son of Emperor Frederick II who became King of Sardinia and a notable 13th-century military leader and prisoner in the Italian wars between the Empire and the papacy.

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Label Occurrences
Enzio of Sardinia canonical 2
Enzio 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human
illegitimate child
medieval monarch
military leader
battle Battle of Fossalta
burialPlace Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna
Bologna
capturedBy Bolognese forces
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1215
dateOfCapture 26 May 1249
dateOfDeath 14 March 1272
endTime 1249 (as active military commander)
c. 1245 (as effective ruler of Sardinia)
era 13th century
father Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Enzio of Sardinia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Enzio
mannerOfDeath natural causes
mother Adelaide of Urslingen
nobleFamily Hohenstaufen dynasty
notableFor being an illegitimate son of Emperor Frederick II
long imprisonment in Bologna
role in Ghibelline (imperial) campaigns in northern Italy
rule over Sardinia through marriage to Adelasia of Torres
occupation military commander
nobleman
opponent Guelf
surface form: Guelfs

Papal States
Comune (municipality) of Bologna
surface form: commune of Bologna
participantIn wars between the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy in 13th-century Italy
placeOfBirth Sicily
placeOfDeath Bologna
placeOfDetention Bologna
Palazzo Re Enzo
politicalAlignment Ghibelline
positionHeld Imperial vicar in Italy
King of Sardinia
residence Bologna (during imprisonment)
Sardinia
sexOrGender male
sibling Conrad IV of Germany
Manfred, King of Sicily
surface form: Manfred of Sicily
significantEvent appointment as imperial vicar in northern Italy
capture at the Battle of Fossalta
marriage to Adelasia of Torres in 1238
spouse Adelasia of Torres
startTime 1238 (as King of Sardinia)
title King of Gallura
King of Torres

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Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor child Enzio of Sardinia
Margaret of Sicily sibling Enzio of Sardinia
Enzio of Sardinia givenName Enzio of Sardinia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Enzio