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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • Holy Roman emperor (1152–1190). After quelling the rebellious German nobility, he attempted to establish his authority in Italy but was forced to concede the sovereignty of the Papal States (1177). He drowned while leading the Third Crusade.

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  • noun son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king of Prussia (1657-1713)
  • noun Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)

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Examples

  • Everett Collection A painting shows Frederick I, called 'Barbarossa.'

    Heirs to Germany's Royal History 2011

  • Much later, Frederick I, the Holy Roman Emperor, was at war in Italy and requested aid against Milan, which the Archbishop of Cologne Rainald von Dassel provided in the form of an army.

    The Three Kings & the Star 2004

  • His grandfather, Frederick I, had been greatly concerned with pomp and fashion and the trappings of royalty.

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  • His father, who was then elector of the Palatinate, ultimately would become Frederick I, king of Bohemia.

    The Pawprints of History STANLEY COREN 2002

  • His father, who was then elector of the Palatinate, ultimately would become Frederick I, king of Bohemia.

    The Pawprints of History STANLEY COREN 2002

  • His grandfather, Frederick I, had been greatly concerned with pomp and fashion and the trappings of royalty.

    The Pawprints of History STANLEY COREN 2002

  • His grandfather, Frederick I, had been greatly concerned with pomp and fashion and the trappings of royalty.

    The Pawprints of History STANLEY COREN 2002

  • His grandfather, Frederick I, had been greatly concerned with pomp and fashion and the trappings of royalty.

    The Pawprints of History STANLEY COREN 2002

  • His father, who was then elector of the Palatinate, ultimately would become Frederick I, king of Bohemia.

    The Pawprints of History STANLEY COREN 2002

  • His father, who was then elector of the Palatinate, ultimately would become Frederick I, king of Bohemia.

    The Pawprints of History STANLEY COREN 2002

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