Hohenstaufen–Plantagenet dynastic alliance
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The Hohenstaufen–Plantagenet dynastic alliance was a 13th-century political and marital union linking the German imperial Hohenstaufen dynasty with the English royal House of Plantagenet to strengthen their mutual influence in European affairs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynastic alliance
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marital alliance ⓘ political alliance ⓘ |
| aim |
consolidate imperial and royal authority
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counterbalance Capetian power in France ⓘ strengthen mutual influence in European affairs ⓘ |
| characteristic |
based on dynastic marriages
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influenced by papal diplomacy ⓘ involved cross-Channel diplomacy ⓘ linked imperial and English royal succession interests ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy |
changing priorities of English monarchy
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decline and fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty ⓘ intensification of papal opposition to the Hohenstaufen ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-13th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
diplomatic cooperation between the Holy Roman Empire and the Angevin Empire
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marriage negotiations involving Frederick II and English royal kin ⓘ marriage of Henry VI and Constance of Sicily ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| location |
Holy Roman Empire
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Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Sicily NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
Constance of Sicily
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Eleanor of Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Emperor Otto IV of Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry the Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Hohenstaufen NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Plantagenet NERFINISHED ⓘ King John of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Anglo-French rivalry in the High Middle Ages
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papal-imperial conflict in the 13th century ⓘ struggle between Hohenstaufen and Welf factions in the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Angevin Empire
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Anglo-French wars of the 12th and 13th centuries NERFINISHED ⓘ Guelphs and Ghibellines NERFINISHED ⓘ Hohenstaufen–Welf rivalry ⓘ House of Anjou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
heightened papal concern over imperial-English cooperation
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increased Plantagenet involvement in continental politics ⓘ temporary alignment of English and imperial policies ⓘ |
| startTime | early 13th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 13th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Philip, son of Frederick II and Isabella of England
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