Defeated two nations only to pass away before reaching his destination, such a shame. Imagine what would've happened if he managed to reach the Holy land and join forces with the rest of the Crusaders.
@@susettesantiago5509 The Crusades weren't genocide. There weren't any attempts made to ethnically cleanse Judea. Especially by the time of the Third Crusade.
He is in the new Game Sid Meier's Civilization VI. The charismatic Frederick Barbarossa served as the King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor for nearly 40 years. Using strong organizational skills and military intellect, Barbarossa adeptly sought peace in Germany while helming six expeditions into Italy in defiance of papal authority. Barbarossa assimilated several Italian city-states, ultimately claiming direct Imperial control before settling peacefully with the opposition. In 1180 he looked inward, deposing Henry the Lion, one of the most powerful German princes of the time, and proclaimed peace throughout the Empire. Despite tensions with the church and his advanced age, Barbarossa answered the call of the Third Crusade, perishing in his campaign. His heroism earned him legendary status in German folklore, in which it is said he sleeps in the Kyffhauser Mountain and will return to bring Germany to a golden age.
Wrong, Sicily and Milan had insulted the HRE to a degree that the Norman-blooded Italians angered the Germans to invade, and out of accepting the challenge of both nations
Excellent! I'm glad to hear you are from Germany, my family originates there as well. I have visited many times and I love the country, the people, and the language. Thanks for your comment!
I’m hindsight I think he should of conquered Byzantian and Anatolian territories and kept the land, imagine having Constantinople and Iconium as crusader states, it would f been easy crossing for future crusades, Saladin wouldn’t of had a chance now the Seljuk and Roman buffer was gone
I really liked having the music in the background to fill in the empty space. Great video as always! Frederick really deserves a movie dedicated to him.
ya the freezing water caused a heart attack and he drown, I believe...he brought like 100,000 german troops...he was like 74 years old or something which is like 94 in our days...total macho badass
@@alexdreFalke when I was younger one of my moms friends had a heart attack and died when he was only in his early 50s (52) and the guy wasn’t morbidly obese or anything either, he still worked a physical job and drove a motorcycle, one day he stopped by our house to hangout for a bit, and then he went home that night and just had a heart attack.
The more I read about Frederick Barbarossa in the Third Crusade, the more I lament its wasted potential. He brought a hundred thousand men. Imagine if that army got to the Holy Land. Saladin would have been crushed thoroughly. But the Byzantines just has to get in the way, and harass the Holy Roman Emperor. They learned the hard way that it wasn't a good idea.
HolyknightVader999 Not indulging the foolishness of Isaac, brother. I'm simply lamenting that such great stalwarts of christian Europe came to clash each other instead of the real threat
Steel Patterns By that point, the Byzantines could not be called a stalwart of Christian Europe. Perhaps more along the lines of a regional power in the East.
True at the time. But why did Rome not call the crusades to fight the Ottoman invaders when they sieged Constantinople? Hence bringing them to Vienna and losing all of the Balkans and Greece to islam. There may be reasonable animus but certainly common interest in not allowing the bulwark to fall would be in their interest to prevent Islam from getting to the gates.
Shame That he died in That way. IF he would have, sucessed to reach palestine, he with Richard could have retaken; all of The kingdom. Damascus and Alexandria could also have fallen to The crusade.
Alexandria and Egypt would have been conquared by Manuel Comnenos earlier, if only the crusader states had shown the minimum credibility an willigness to join his cause (Damietta expedition).
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Man I love this dude, especially the background music it just fits with the topic even though its a guitar. Idk man just thank you for this and the ones with the music are my faves!
A great video learnt lot about my favorite king but must interested to know about him since his birth if there is any video or book related to it please let me know
your videos are so educationally refreshing. by the way, have you made a video about the siege of malta? it is a fascinating event in history that hardly anyone knows
Only seen two videos of your channel so far and so far I'm loving what I see. But do tell me, do you do podcasts or videos about the Baltic crusades or perhaps the Barbary and Nicopolis crusades? These are actually my favourite as I am a historical re-enactor and hopefully someday a historical novelist and the time period I specialize in is the late 14th century.
Agreed. A very underrated campaign, one of the most impressive military victories in history, when you consider the extent of the journey and the strength of the powers they defeated. Since this old video, I've done a full on documentary on Frederick's Crusade: ruclips.net/video/teXmpRHWrCo/видео.html
Thank you for including Frederik (Friedrich) Barbarossa, although not as important for the Crusades, he was a very important figure of German ("Holy Roman") history. Greetings from (near) the Kyffhäuser, one of the many places where they say, that the old Kaiser still sleeps and will awaken someday to reclaim the German throne (which actually is a pretty scary thought... but the artwork of the Kyffhäuserdenkmal is still impressive ;-))
Well, to be honest I'm not that much into serving a Kaiser... I'd rather settle for some common sense... could we agree that Germany is desperately in need of that? ;-)
He must wake up and throw out that traitor Merkel and all her Muslim friends. Somebody in the West needs to take a stand at some point. If the Western Powers really get overthrown from within that will be the saddest and most pathetic event of all world history.
First of all thank you for the free information and the effort you put into making it available. Second thing is that I'd like to ask you put sources in the end of the video which your information based upon. Reason i'm asking it is that in modern time there is a lot of disinformation going around and im not saying you part of disinformation just to be calm that I 100% learn facts(that's the way i am always in doubt when I learning something new just to make sure i did it correctly) Once again thank you for content you provide,defiantly channel worth spending time at.
Thank you very much it was very clear and I just had a question, how do you know everything you said, does it come from a book or did you study barbarossa's crusade in university ?
Can I ask a huge favour? Please, PLEASE, tell me where I can get access to this wonderful piece of music that is playing the background. It's been stuck in my head for almost a month now, and I can't find it anywhere. At this point I'm willing to pay handsomely for it!
I dont understand how you can commandeer a HUGE army without having anything like a second in command who will take control in the case of your death. I mean FFS when the emperor died the idea of everyone losing units and some returning home, some going to the control of Richard II and other to the French king who were rivals is just absurd.
It's a myth that the army disintegrated after the emperor died. It was the plague in Syria that really destroyed the German army. After Frederick's death, the army very much continued on under his son.
I'm guessing he drowned because he jumped into the ice cold river? Because it's pretty much close too or the same area where Alexander the great almost drowned as-well, he only survived because he was lucky and young.
I just finished the book "The Crusades" by Thomas Asbridge. Prior to this i knew absolutely nothing about the crusades, what are your thoughts on this book Stephen?
Should have cherished the bizintine empire and made it a Latin head quarters for future advancement. It is clear that the eastern church had other motives and they were not the true Christians of the west.
German, latinized saying for Rose Red beard i belive, So it is basically Federick the Red beard! Quite common in the late Dark Ages and Middle ages to see these titles, given to great Germanic leaders, and none had anything to do with wine or Southern Europeans, all (or most) are derived from Germanic sources or peoples, example,the Lombardi Italian dynasties of the Middle Ages that later gave the name to that whole province,derived from a Germanic tribe called the Lange Bard or long beards, who where part of a wave of Germanic peoples and tribes who pushed into Southern Europe between 300Ad onwards.
+seanyboyo1969 Longo Bards could have their name derived from the name of their iconic axes (bearded axe shape) they used just as was the case with another Germanic tribes like Franks (francisca axe), Saxon (sax - long knife, short sword)
titanscerw Doesnt really matter whether they derived their names from axes or their long beards (which they and all Germanic tribal men wore long,resplendant, and often decorated with braids, in the same way my Irish ancestors, and Nordic ones also did the same at that time during the late Dark Ages, and to tell the truth the beards would have been a tribal legacy well before the first metal smelted axes arrived on the scene in Central and Western Europe during the Bronze age 4000 years ago, and the axes would have been modeled upon them) I was just pointing out that Because of Germanic migrations and invasions of the Latin world these kind of names became more common, and also became Latinized as Germanic peoples came into the fold of Christendom and began to take rulership of the remnants of what was once the Roman Empire.
seanyboyo1969 well I didnt try to refute your point in any way, shape or form - also as you correctly point out huge parts of regions of former Roman Empire was ruled over by Germanic kings and Emperors of Holy Roman Empire - it has big Germanic influence on Northern Italy down to Po Valley - but as hoplology person just cant gloss over this statement: "the axes would have been modeled upon them" :) - all in good fond - well lets say the design form function and accompanying linguistics need to be examined in its context that is well outside the scope of Utube comment section :) anyway thanks for your input, appreciated, truly!
What ??? Not even a word about the diplomacy between Barbarosa and the 2 brothers Asen and Peter leading the Second Bulgarian Tzarstvom forming a coalition against the Roman empire??? Where the crusade had to choose do they want Constantinopol with the Bulgarian tzardom just cross the marmara sea with the greek fleet......
It is also important to mention that emissaries from Serbia proposed the alliance to Barbarossa with Nemanja, and after the meeting in Nis 1189. they concluded the mariage between their cousins and to march against the Constantiople
From what I read about him he had pows of people he captured and he gave them the option to leave but they decided to stay cuz he took care of them threaten them like family but black beard had slaves and was cruel to them
Had holy roman emperor frederick got to Jerusalem, we would have never witness the success of King Richard as he would dominate the crusade as a major player and things would have been different now.
It is said barbarossa fell off his horse and drowned. Regardless the crusaders lost the Most Fierce Leader of the crusading army. What a shame he didn't get to step foot on the Holy Land
Byzantines rulers (Angeloi) were dangerously incapable and obviously leaved important town centres unguarded. Yet, there is not any serious conflict between Byzantines and Germans, only some clashes with Germans and bandids which were perceived by Germans as organized attacks by Byzantines. Previously, during 2nd crusade, Barbarossa was defeated by a smaller Byzantine army outside Constantinople 1147, so German army of the time was not unmatched at all.
TsimpoukiaMeDoseis Theodosis Are you having trouble dealing with the historical reality that Barbarossa subdued the Byzantine empire during the third crusade?
there is such reality tho? lol whats not reality is ur comment. Greeks were nothing compared to west, theres reason why they kept getting whooped all through out middle ages@@gorakoss
I think if Frederick and Richard's armies had been in Palestine at the same time they could've taken control of just about what ever they wanted. In the end the only thing preventing Richard from taking his campaign beyond the coast was numbers. Richard, with a very small army, was able to dominate and crush Saladin's army repeatedly so long as he remained on the coast where he could maintain support from his fleet.
+Real Crusades History Do you think even Damascus itself might have fallen? Hillaire Belloc claimed that was the geographical key to the permanent reconquest of the Levant.
There's really no telling. Quite a bit could have been achieved. I also think if Frederick Barbarossa had been there, he would have been acknowledged as the overall commander for his seniority and his title of emperor. Philip II of France would not have departed early. My guess is all three monarchs would have definitely marched into Jerusalem, and they probably would have at least retaken Kerak and the other transjordan castles as well.
On the spiritual realm, the 'Holy Iron Dragon', Emperor Frederick Barbarossa's crusade, is a great victory, and brilliant triumph. By the blood of Christians spilled throughout the Kingdom of the Anti-Christ(Turkey), assures us of the final triumph of good over evil in the end, in this former Christian country, who was actually the first of the Christian nations. And as been said, the Indulgence approved by the Pope, that those who will die fighting in the crusade, will be cleansed from their sins, by virtue of willingness to die for the Christian cause. And by defeating the two greatest enemy of Christendom, the heretical Byzantine Empire and the Anti-Christian Islamic Kingdom, has a permanent and eternal cosmic effect in the universe, within the Milky Way. So, therefore, thus the crusade of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, is really a great victory of the Holy Catholic-Christian Church, and the Holy Roman Empire.
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Defeated two nations only to pass away before reaching his destination, such a shame. Imagine what would've happened if he managed to reach the Holy land and join forces with the rest of the Crusaders.
We can only imagine. The Third Crusade was already quite successful, had Frederick been there it might have been an overwhelming victory.
nmj jmn jerusalem was theirs then surely..
history lesson never cross via galipoli no one who cross or try to cross victrorius
…….imagine……….more genocide………….but it’s really just a matter of dna……….
@@susettesantiago5509 The Crusades weren't genocide. There weren't any attempts made to ethnically cleanse Judea. Especially by the time of the Third Crusade.
He is in the new Game Sid Meier's Civilization VI. The charismatic Frederick Barbarossa served as the King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor for nearly 40 years. Using strong organizational skills and military intellect, Barbarossa adeptly sought peace in Germany while helming six expeditions into Italy in defiance of papal authority.
Barbarossa assimilated several Italian city-states, ultimately claiming direct Imperial control before settling peacefully with the opposition. In 1180 he looked inward, deposing Henry the Lion, one of the most powerful German princes of the time, and proclaimed peace throughout the Empire.
Despite tensions with the church and his advanced age, Barbarossa answered the call of the Third Crusade, perishing in his campaign. His heroism earned him legendary status in German folklore, in which it is said he sleeps in the Kyffhauser Mountain and will return to bring Germany to a golden age.
Wrong, Sicily and Milan had insulted the HRE to a degree that the Norman-blooded Italians angered the Germans to invade, and out of accepting the challenge of both nations
Thank you, for your excellent historical presentation ! We learnt about "Frederick Barbarossa" and the Crusade, in German grade school !
Excellent! I'm glad to hear you are from Germany, my family originates there as well. I have visited many times and I love the country, the people, and the language. Thanks for your comment!
I’m hindsight I think he should of conquered Byzantian and Anatolian territories and kept the land, imagine having Constantinople and Iconium as crusader states, it would f been easy crossing for future crusades, Saladin wouldn’t of had a chance now the Seljuk and Roman buffer was gone
I really liked having the music in the background to fill in the empty space. Great video as always! Frederick really deserves a movie dedicated to him.
Thanks!
ya the freezing water caused a heart attack and he drown, I believe...he brought like 100,000 german troops...he was like 74 years old or something which is like 94 in our days...total macho badass
I mean he was 68 but yeah indeed badass.
@@alexdreFalke when I was younger one of my moms friends had a heart attack and died when he was only in his early 50s (52) and the guy wasn’t morbidly obese or anything either, he still worked a physical job and drove a motorcycle, one day he stopped by our house to hangout for a bit, and then he went home that night and just had a heart attack.
I'm here because of Age of Empires love the video though
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Me too!!
The more I read about Frederick Barbarossa in the Third Crusade, the more I lament its wasted potential. He brought a hundred thousand men. Imagine if that army got to the Holy Land. Saladin would have been crushed thoroughly. But the Byzantines just has to get in the way, and harass the Holy Roman Emperor. They learned the hard way that it wasn't a good idea.
No good can come out of both Romes going against each other.
Steel Patterns
Byzantium attacked first. Barbarossa had every right to counterattack.
HolyknightVader999 Not indulging the foolishness of Isaac, brother. I'm simply lamenting that such great stalwarts of christian Europe came to clash each other instead of the real threat
Steel Patterns
By that point, the Byzantines could not be called a stalwart of Christian Europe. Perhaps more along the lines of a regional power in the East.
True at the time. But why did Rome not call the crusades to fight the Ottoman invaders when they sieged Constantinople?
Hence bringing them to Vienna and losing all of the Balkans and Greece to islam.
There may be reasonable animus but certainly common interest in not allowing the bulwark to fall would be in their interest to prevent Islam from getting to the gates.
Shame That he died in That way. IF he would have, sucessed to reach palestine, he with Richard could have retaken; all of The kingdom. Damascus and Alexandria could also have fallen to The crusade.
Alexandria and Egypt would have been conquared by Manuel Comnenos earlier, if only the crusader states had shown the minimum credibility an willigness to join his cause (Damietta expedition).
When you're Holy Roman Emperor, Byzantine Emperor and the Sultan of Rum
What an incredible and tragic story.
The Crusades are filled with them.
Yes
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I really nice production. I very much enjoyed learning about the Frederick Barbarossa Crusade Expedition. Thank you.
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Da je prihvatio ponudu Stefana Nemanje Srbi bi danas bili katolici, ali ju je odbio pa je otac Sv Save kao zarobljenik odveden u Carigrad i po povratku mjenja vjeru za večeru i ostalo znate...
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I really like the Music.
It's really great music. Really is... But it is distracting me from you talking if I'm honest.
Music reminds me of the music by Mazzy Star btw.
Music is a distraction. :)
Simon, I have to agree.
so Isaac II Angelos is like the Obama of the Byzantine Empire
If only afterwards they had a Donaldius I Trumpion that would make Byzantium Great Again™
But Kimus III Ynus of Korea sultanate will threaten Donaldius.
Genius make Byzantium Great Again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Firaxis Games announced that Frederick Barbarossa is leading the Germans in Civilization VI! Perfect timing for the video.
Man I love this dude, especially the background music it just fits with the topic even though its a guitar.
Idk man just thank you for this and the ones with the music are my faves!
Glad you like it!
A great video learnt lot about my favorite king but must interested to know about him since his birth if there is any video or book related to it please let me know
Watching this while reading Baudolino. The feels.
LOL I'm about half way through Eco's book. Not bad.
not bad at all. :D
your videos are so educationally refreshing. by the way, have you made a video about the siege of malta? it is a fascinating event in history that hardly anyone knows
Only seen two videos of your channel so far and so far I'm loving what I see. But do tell me, do you do podcasts or videos about the Baltic crusades or perhaps the Barbary and Nicopolis crusades? These are actually my favourite as I am a historical re-enactor and hopefully someday a historical novelist and the time period I specialize in is the late 14th century.
11:15 The man holding the unicorn's horn, looks like a South Park character with no legs.
Great as always
Emperor Frederick's army was on of my top favorites. Absolute powerhouses and brilliant strategists.
Agreed. A very underrated campaign, one of the most impressive military victories in history, when you consider the extent of the journey and the strength of the powers they defeated. Since this old video, I've done a full on documentary on Frederick's Crusade: ruclips.net/video/teXmpRHWrCo/видео.html
Thank you for including Frederik (Friedrich) Barbarossa, although not as important for the Crusades, he was a very important figure of German ("Holy Roman") history.
Greetings from (near) the Kyffhäuser, one of the many places where they say, that the old Kaiser still sleeps and will awaken someday to reclaim the German throne (which actually is a pretty scary thought... but the artwork of the Kyffhäuserdenkmal is still impressive ;-))
I love german folklore like this.germany is now in time of need of barbarossa
Well, to be honest I'm not that much into serving a Kaiser... I'd rather settle for some common sense... could we agree that Germany is desperately in need of that? ;-)
you are right.Tho germans are smart people they'll always get by eventually.
He must wake up and throw out that traitor Merkel and all her Muslim friends. Somebody in the West needs to take a stand at some point. If the Western Powers really get overthrown from within that will be the saddest and most pathetic event of all world history.
Croatian Warmaster better than the bi atch chancellor
You would have some material that addresses Gabriel Pietravick? He was Frederick Barbarossa's right hand in the third crusade.
First of all thank you for the free information and the effort you put into making it available.
Second thing is that I'd like to ask you put sources in the end of the video which your information based upon. Reason i'm asking it is that in modern time there is a lot of disinformation going around and im not saying you part of disinformation just to be calm that I 100% learn facts(that's the way i am always in doubt when I learning something new just to make sure i did it correctly)
Once again thank you for content you provide,defiantly channel worth spending time at.
I did put my sources at the end of the video.
Oh,you meant the two books? I thought those were books you suggest to read as part of your sources. Apologies for misunderstanding.
No worries glad you liked the video!
Thank you very much it was very clear and I just had a question, how do you know everything you said, does it come from a book or did you study barbarossa's crusade in university ?
Both.
Enjoyed, thank you. Could have used a few more dates in the narrative but good nevertheless.
Wonder if there is any connection between Saladin (Kurdish) and the Seljuk Turks, and the same modern conflict. Great video.
Wasn't Fredericks army made up of 100,000 men? I could be wrong but I've read any where from 50,000 to 100,000.
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I dont understand how you can commandeer a HUGE army without having anything like a second in command who will take control in the case of your death. I mean FFS when the emperor died the idea of everyone losing units and some returning home, some going to the control of Richard II and other to the French king who were rivals is just absurd.
It's a myth that the army disintegrated after the emperor died. It was the plague in Syria that really destroyed the German army. After Frederick's death, the army very much continued on under his son.
I'm guessing he drowned because he jumped into the ice cold river? Because it's pretty much close too or the same area where Alexander the great almost drowned as-well, he only survived because he was lucky and young.
Good watch, thanks!
I just finished the book "The Crusades" by Thomas Asbridge. Prior to this i knew absolutely nothing about the crusades, what are your thoughts on this book Stephen?
Should have cherished the bizintine empire and made it a Latin head quarters for future advancement. It is clear that the eastern church had other motives and they were not the true Christians of the west.
Or at least have them move to other location.
Fun fact- my 12xGGrandfather was Barbarossa’s 12xGGrandson.
Barbarossa sounds like an Italian wine.
German, latinized saying for Rose Red beard i belive, So it is basically Federick the Red beard! Quite common in the late Dark Ages and Middle ages to see these titles, given to great Germanic leaders, and none had anything to do with wine or Southern Europeans, all (or most) are derived from Germanic sources or peoples, example,the Lombardi Italian dynasties of the Middle Ages that later gave the name to that whole province,derived from a Germanic tribe called the Lange Bard or long beards, who where part of a wave of Germanic peoples and tribes who pushed into Southern Europe between 300Ad onwards.
As Holy Roman Emperor, he fought the Italians several times. I believe they gave him the nickname.
+seanyboyo1969 Longo Bards could have their name derived from the name of their iconic axes (bearded axe shape) they used just as was the case with another Germanic tribes like Franks (francisca axe), Saxon (sax - long knife, short sword)
titanscerw Doesnt really matter whether they derived their names from axes or their long beards (which they and all Germanic tribal men wore long,resplendant, and often decorated with braids, in the same way my Irish ancestors, and Nordic ones also did the same at that time during the late Dark Ages, and to tell the truth the beards would have been a tribal legacy well before the first metal smelted axes arrived on the scene in Central and Western Europe during the Bronze age 4000 years ago, and the axes would have been modeled upon them) I was just pointing out that Because of Germanic migrations and invasions of the Latin world these kind of names became more common, and also became Latinized as Germanic peoples came into the fold of Christendom and began to take rulership of the remnants of what was once the Roman Empire.
seanyboyo1969 well I didnt try to refute your point in any way, shape or form - also as you correctly point out huge parts of regions of former Roman Empire was ruled over by Germanic kings and Emperors of Holy Roman Empire - it has big Germanic influence on Northern Italy down to Po Valley
- but as hoplology person just cant gloss over this statement: "the axes would have been modeled upon them" :) - all in good fond
- well lets say the design form function and accompanying linguistics need to be examined in its context that is well outside the scope of Utube comment section :)
anyway thanks for your input, appreciated, truly!
What ??? Not even a word about the diplomacy between Barbarosa and the 2 brothers Asen and Peter leading the Second Bulgarian Tzarstvom forming a coalition against the Roman empire??? Where the crusade had to choose do they want Constantinopol with the Bulgarian tzardom just cross the marmara sea with the greek fleet......
It is also important to mention that emissaries from Serbia proposed the alliance to Barbarossa with Nemanja, and after the meeting in Nis 1189. they concluded the mariage between their cousins and to march against the Constantiople
He went through Serbia and meet with Serbian Zupan Stefan Nemanja who suggested to join together to attack Byzantine Emparor. Barbarossa refused!!!
From what I read about him he had pows of people he captured and he gave them the option to leave but they decided to stay cuz he took care of them threaten them like family but black beard had slaves and was cruel to them
Had holy roman emperor frederick got to Jerusalem, we would have never witness the success of King Richard as he would dominate the crusade as a major player and things would have been different now.
Thought it was Sultan of Rum, not Room? Like rum that one drink?
You're pronouncing it wrong.
Frederic Barbarossa should have taken over Constantinople and left his son or a vassal as King.
Yeah I can see that.
He made the empire holy
It is said barbarossa fell off his horse and drowned. Regardless the crusaders lost the Most Fierce Leader of the crusading army. What a shame he didn't get to step foot on the Holy Land
The greatest King forever
Byzantines rulers (Angeloi) were dangerously incapable and obviously leaved important town centres unguarded. Yet, there is not any serious conflict between Byzantines and Germans, only some clashes with Germans and bandids which were perceived by Germans as organized attacks by Byzantines. Previously, during 2nd crusade, Barbarossa was defeated by a smaller Byzantine army outside Constantinople 1147, so German army of the time was not unmatched at all.
TsimpoukiaMeDoseis Theodosis Are you having trouble dealing with the historical reality that Barbarossa subdued the Byzantine empire during the third crusade?
@@RealCrusadesHistory Um, because there is not such a reality?
there is such reality tho? lol whats not reality is ur comment. Greeks were nothing compared to west, theres reason why they kept getting whooped all through out middle ages@@gorakoss
Do you think Frederick could have reconquered Jerusalem and Transjordan if he had lived?
I think if Frederick and Richard's armies had been in Palestine at the same time they could've taken control of just about what ever they wanted. In the end the only thing preventing Richard from taking his campaign beyond the coast was numbers. Richard, with a very small army, was able to dominate and crush Saladin's army repeatedly so long as he remained on the coast where he could maintain support from his fleet.
+Real Crusades History Do you think even Damascus itself might have fallen? Hillaire Belloc claimed that was the geographical key to the permanent reconquest of the Levant.
There's really no telling. Quite a bit could have been achieved. I also think if Frederick Barbarossa had been there, he would have been acknowledged as the overall commander for his seniority and his title of emperor. Philip II of France would not have departed early. My guess is all three monarchs would have definitely marched into Jerusalem, and they probably would have at least retaken Kerak and the other transjordan castles as well.
I await the day the ravens stop flying over the mountain.
Cappenberg has an interesting gilded bust of Friedrich I. from contemporary times:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cappenberger_Barbarossakopf
Age of Empires II fails me again...
Frederick , you are still welcome to Armenia :D
On the spiritual realm, the 'Holy Iron Dragon', Emperor Frederick Barbarossa's crusade, is a great victory, and brilliant triumph. By the blood of Christians spilled throughout the Kingdom of the Anti-Christ(Turkey), assures us of the final triumph of good over evil in the end, in this former Christian country, who was actually the first of the Christian nations. And as been said, the Indulgence approved by the Pope, that those who will die fighting in the crusade, will be cleansed from their sins, by virtue of willingness to die for the Christian cause. And by defeating the two greatest enemy of Christendom, the heretical Byzantine Empire and the Anti-Christian Islamic Kingdom, has a permanent and eternal cosmic effect in the universe, within the Milky Way. So, therefore, thus the crusade of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, is really a great victory of the Holy Catholic-Christian Church, and the Holy Roman Empire.
Isaac II was such a fool
Third crused
Final middle of second crused
THE TURKS POWERRRR!
Abdullah Alb the dying man of europe you mean?