Enzo of Sardinia

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Enzo of Sardinia was a 13th-century illegitimate son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who became King of Sardinia and a prominent imperial commander during the conflicts with the papacy and Italian communes.

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Enzo of Sardinia canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hohenstaufen dynasty member
King of Sardinia
human
illegitimate child
medieval monarch
military commander
battle Battle of Fossalta
campaigns in Lombardy during the wars of the Guelphs and Ghibellines
capturedBy Bolognese forces
countryOfCitizenship Holy Roman Empire
dateOfBirth c. 1218
dateOfCapture 26 May 1249
dateOfDeath 14 March 1272
detentionFacility Palazzo Re Enzo
endTime 1245 (effective rule in Sardinia)
father Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
givenName Enzo
languageSpoken Italian
Latin
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOfDynasty Hohenstaufen
mother Adelaide of Urslingen
nobleTitle King of Sardinia
notableFor being an illegitimate son of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor
his long imprisonment in Bologna
service as an imperial commander for Frederick II
participantIn conflicts between the Holy Roman Empire and the papacy
wars between imperial forces and Italian communes
placeOfBirth Italy
placeOfBurial Basilica of San Domenico, Bologna
placeOfCapture near Fossalta, Italy
placeOfDeath Bologna
placeOfDetention Bologna
politicalAlignment Ghibelline
linked to: Ghibellines
positionHeld King of Sardinia
imperial lieutenant in northern Italy
imperial vicar in Lombardy
relative Conrad IV of Germany
Manfred of Sicily
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Palazzo Re Enzo, Bologna
linked to: Palazzo Re Enzo
sexOrGender male
significantEvent appointment as King of Sardinia by Frederick II
capture at the Battle of Fossalta
long-term imprisonment in Bologna
marriage to Adelasia of Torres in 1238
spouse Adelasia of Torres
startTime 1238 (as King of Sardinia)

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Beatrice of Hohenstaufen relative Enzo of Sardinia
subject linked to: Beatrice