{"slug": "philip-of-swabia", "label": "Philip of Swabia", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_of_Swabia", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121130", "qid": "Q121130", "description": "King of the Germans, Duke of Toscana and Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208)", "entries": 10, "years": 8, "span": [1177, 1208], "span_label": ["1177 CE", "1208 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 5}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 2}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "otto-iv-holy-roman-emperor", "label": "Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-germany", "label": "Kingdom of Germany", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "pope-innocent-iii", "label": "Pope Innocent III", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "aachen", "label": "Aachen", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "king-of-the-romans", "label": "King of the Romans", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rome", "label": "Rome", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-sicily", "label": "Kingdom of Sicily", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "isaac-ii-angelos", "label": "Isaac II Angelos", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "holy-roman-empire", "label": "Holy Roman Empire", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kingdom-of-italy-holy-roman-empire", "label": "Kingdom of Italy (Holy Roman Empire)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "march", "label": "March", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "february", "label": "February", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1177, "year_label": "1177 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "February", "text": "February/March – Philip of Swabia, rival of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1208)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1273054652#Births", "title": "1177", "revid": 1273054652, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1197, "year_label": "1197 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – A German throne dispute begins upon the sudden death of Henry VI. Henry's brother, Philip of Swabia, takes over the family lands and claims his inheritance.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371224721#Europe", "title": "1197", "revid": 1371224721, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1198, "year_label": "1198 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – Philip of Swabia, son of the late Emperor Frederick I, is elected \"King of Germany\" by his supporters at Mühlhausen in Thuringia. Archbishop Adolf of Cologne elects Otto of Brunswick, son of Henry the Lion, as Philip's rival. Otto IV is crowned as King of the Romans in Aachen by supporters of the House of Welf. Philip's coronation does not take place until September 8, at Mainz.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365584676#Europe", "title": "1198", "revid": 1365584676, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1201, "year_label": "1201 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Autumn – Prince Alexios Angelos, son of the deposed, blinded and imprisoned late Emperor Isaac II Angelos, escapes from Constantinople. He makes his way to Sicily and then Rome where he is turned away by Pope Innocent III. Next, Alexios travels to the court of his brother-in-law, Philip of Swabia, the King of Germany, who receives him well.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364405568#Byzantine_Empire", "title": "1201", "revid": 1364405568, "section": "Events › By place › Byzantine Empire"}}, {"year": 1201, "year_label": "1201 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Pope Innocent III recognizes Otto IV as the only legitimate ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, against his rival King, Philip of Swabia. In return, Otto promises to support the pope's interests in Italy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364405568#Religion", "title": "1201", "revid": 1364405568, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1204, "year_label": "1204 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Hermann I, Landgrave of Thuringia submits to Philip of Swabia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361051821#Events", "title": "1204", "revid": 1361051821, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1205, "year_label": "1205 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "January 6", "text": "January 6 – Philip of Swabia becomes King of the Romans and is crowned again with great ceremony at Aachen by Archbishop Adolf of Cologne. After several threats, Adolf is removed from office by Pope Innocent III and excommunicated, on July 19. Philip is able to increasingly assert his kingship against Otto of Brunswick (who is also crowned king of Germany) in the northern parts of the Alps.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1357624697#Europe", "title": "1205", "revid": 1357624697, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1207, "year_label": "1207 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Pope Innocent III declares for King Philip of Swabia as Holy Roman Emperor, a reversal of his previous support for Philip's rival Otto IV.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1348494398#Europe", "title": "1207", "revid": 1348494398, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1208, "year_label": "1208 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 21", "text": "June 21 – Philip of Swabia, king of Germany, is assassinated in Bamberg by the German count Otto of Wittelsbach, because Philip has refused to give him his 10-year-old daughter Beatrice in marriage.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371078934#Europe", "title": "1208", "revid": 1371078934, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1208, "year_label": "1208 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 21", "text": "June 21 – Philip of Swabia, king of Germany (b. 1177)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371078934#Deaths", "title": "1208", "revid": 1371078934, "section": "Deaths"}}]}