Although he was severely beaten at Legnano, he went on to defeat Henry the Lion of Bavaria and established dominion over Burgundy, Denmark, Poland, and Hungary.
Although he was severely beaten at Legnano, he went on to defeat Henry the Lion of Bavaria and established dominion over Burgundy, Denmark, Poland, and Hungary. He went on crusade the year before his death in 1190, winning victories at Iconium and Philomelium. FTP, identify this Holy Roman Emperor, a Hohenstaufen who succeeded his uncle Conrad III in 1152, whose well known nickname derived from the color of his beard.
Although he was severely beaten at Legnano, he went on to defeat Henry the Lion of Bavaria and established dominion over Burgundy, Denmark, Poland, and Hungary.
{Frederick I} Barbarossa