Hohenstaufen, German dynastic house from which the medieval German emperors and kings were drawn for more than a century. They are Konrad III, Friedrich I, Heinrich VI, Philipp von Schwaben, and Friedrich II. Their reigns covered the years 1138-1250, except for the period 1198-1218 (see Otto IV). They are commonly spoken of as Staufer.
Hohenstaufen
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Ho·hen·stau·fen (hō'ən-shtou'fən)  |
Family of German rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1138-1208 and 1215-1254). Hohenstaufens also reigned in Sicily (1194-1268).
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| Ghibelline (member of the aristocratic political faction) |
| Heinrich der Stolze (person) |
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