Philip of Swabia

Philip of Swabia

Philip of Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208), styled Philip II in his charters, was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination. The death of Philip's older brother Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor, in 1197 meant that the Hohenstaufen rule (which reached as far as the Kingdom of Sicily) collapsed in imperial Italy and created a power vacuum to the north of the Alps. Reservations about the kingship of Henry's underage son, Frederick, led to two royal elections in 1198, which resulted in the German throne dispute: the two elected kings, Philip of Swabia and Otto of Brunswick, claimed the throne for themselves. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip of Swabia has received more than 322,009 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Philip of Swabia is the 1,397th most popular politician (up from 1,432nd in 2019), the 550th most popular biography from Italy (up from 570th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Italian Politician.

Philip of Swabia was most famous for being the son of Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor. He is also known for being the father of Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor.